On Christmas morning, after the last gift had been opened, Monica*, Ella’s foster mom, handed Ella an envelope. Ella opened it and read the inserted card, her eyes immediately filling with tears.

Jackson*, 12, and his older brother, Riley*, 14, were placed in the Family Care Network’s...

At 17 years old, Alice had been in the foster care system for most of her life. Alice was a strong and independent young girl who struggled greatly with authority figures.

Tyra is a humorous and insightful young girl. At the age of 15, she entered the CFC program due to her challenging behaviors in school and at home. When Tyra was very young, she had witnessed domestic violence between her mother and step-father...

Jane and her family were referred to the Family Care Network’s Familia de Novo program when Jane transitioned home after being placed in foster care.

At only 10 years of age, Kristen had been placed in a highneeds group home for her behaviors and physical outbursts. Having mental health needs, Kristen was placed out of her home because her mom could not keep her safe.

Sean and his sister Hanna had been living in a homeless shelter for a week when they were placed in the Family Care Network’s Emergency Shelter program.

At 15 years old, Marcus didn’t have many friends at school. In fact, Marcus was often bullied by his classmates, teased for being smaller in size and very shy.

Having no biological family, Simone transitioned from a foster home to the Family Care Network’s Transitional Housing Placement Program (THPP) program when she was 16 years old.

My internship at the Family Care Network was better than I could have imagined.

At 17, Emmet was placed in Community School after being expelled from his high school for numerous counts of fighting and truancy.

The past year had been a tough year for me. For quite some time my mother-in-law had been very ill and had finally passed away just before Thanksgiving.

I was motivated to start tutoring with the Family Care Network by the startling and frightening statistics that, on average, 85% of foster youth in San Luis Obispo County consistently score below grade level

Early in the new year, a group of men from Paso Robles Trinity Lutheran Church contacted the Family Care Network’s Volunteer Coordinator to see what practical skills they could offer that would benefit the children

When Max was 13 years old, his mother unexpectedly passed away. Having no biological family to care for him, Max entered the foster care system and was placed with loving Family Care Network foster parents.

At only 12 years old, Faye’s Mental Health issues made it almost impossible for her to learn in school. Faye, suffering the affect of past trauma, would become overwhelmed

At the age of 15, Heidi was referred to the Family Care Network’s ICD program by the Probation Department because of her troubling behaviors.