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Foster Care Help in California
Local foster care offices for 61 counties, how to become a foster parent, and free legal help. Everything is free — no account, no sign-up.
Foster care help
Thinking about fostering, or caring for a relative's child? Start here, then call your county office below.
How to become a foster parentFree legal help
11 free civil legal aid programs serve California.
Local offices by county
LOCAL OFFICE · Alameda County
Alameda County Social Services Agency
LOCAL OFFICE · Alpine County
Alpine County Social Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Amador County
Amador County Social Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Butte County
Butte County Employment and Social Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Calaveras County
Calaveras County Works and Human Services Agency
LOCAL OFFICE · Colusa County
Colusa County Social Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Contra Costa County
Contra Costa County Independent Living Skills Program
LOCAL OFFICE · Del Norte County
Del Norte County Health and Human Services
LOCAL OFFICE · El Dorado County
El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency
LOCAL OFFICE · Fresno County
Fresno County Department of Social Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Fresno County
Fresno County Department of Social Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Fresno County, California
Fresno County Department of Social Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Glenn County
Glenn County Health and Human Services Agency
LOCAL OFFICE · Humboldt County
Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services, Social Services Branch
LOCAL OFFICE · Imperial County
Imperial County Social Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Inyo County
Inyo County Health & Human Services, Social Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Kern County
Kern County Department of Human Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Kern County
Kern County Department of Human Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Kings County
Kings County Human Services Agency
LOCAL OFFICE · Lake County
Lake County Social Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Lassen County
Lassen County Health and Human Services / WORKS
LOCAL OFFICE · Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Youth Commission
LOCAL OFFICE · Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County ILP (ILPonline)
LOCAL OFFICE · Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Madera County
Madera County Department of Social Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Marin County
Marin County Health and Human Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Mariposa County
Mariposa County Human Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Mendocino County
Mendocino County Department of Social Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Merced County
Merced County Human Services Agency
LOCAL OFFICE · Modoc County
Modoc County Social Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Mono County
Mono County Social Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Monterey County
Monterey County Department of Social and Employment Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Napa County
Napa County Health and Human Services Agency
LOCAL OFFICE · Nevada County
Nevada County Health and Human Services Agency
LOCAL OFFICE · Orange County
Orange County Social Services Agency
LOCAL OFFICE · Orange County
Orange County Social Services Agency
LOCAL OFFICE · Placer County
Placer County Health and Human Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Plumas County
Plumas County Social Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Riverside County
Riverside County Department of Public Social Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Sacramento County, California
Sacramento County Department of Child, Family and Adult Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Sacramento County, California
Sacramento County Department of Child, Family and Adult Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Sacramento County, California
Sacramento Works (Sacramento Employment and Training Agency)
LOCAL OFFICE · San Benito County
San Benito County Health and Human Services Agency
LOCAL OFFICE · San Bernardino County
San Bernardino County Children and Family Services
LOCAL OFFICE · San Bernardino County
San Bernardino County Children and Family Services
LOCAL OFFICE · San Diego County
San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency
LOCAL OFFICE · San Francisco County
San Francisco Human Services Agency
LOCAL OFFICE · San Joaquin County
San Joaquin County Human Services Agency
LOCAL OFFICE · San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo County Department of Social Services
LOCAL OFFICE · San Mateo County
San Mateo County Human Services Agency
LOCAL OFFICE · Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara County Department of Social Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County Social Services Agency
LOCAL OFFICE · Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County Human Services Department
LOCAL OFFICE · Shasta County
Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency
LOCAL OFFICE · Sierra County
Sierra County Social Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Siskiyou County
Siskiyou County Human Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Solano County
Solano County Health and Social Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Sonoma County
Sonoma County Human Services Department
LOCAL OFFICE · Stanislaus County
Stanislaus County Community Services Agency
LOCAL OFFICE · Sutter County
Sutter County Human Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Tehama County
Tehama County Health and Human Services Agency, Social Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Trinity County
Trinity County Health and Human Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Tulare County
Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency
LOCAL OFFICE · Tuolumne County
Tuolumne County Social Services
LOCAL OFFICE · Ventura County
Ventura County Human Services Agency
LOCAL OFFICE · Yolo County
Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency
LOCAL OFFICE · Yuba County
Yuba County Health and Human Services Department
Free legal help in California
From the Legal Services Corporation's official grantee list.
Bay Area Legal Aid
7 counties: Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Marin County, Napa County, San Francisco County, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County
California Indian Legal Services, Inc.
3 counties: Alpine County, Inyo County, Mono County
California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.
14 counties: Colusa County, Imperial County, Madera County, Monterey County, San Benito County, San Joaquin County, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County…
Central California Legal Services
6 counties: Fresno County, Kings County, Mariposa County, Merced County, Tulare County, Tuolumne County
Community Legal Aid SoCal
1 counties: Orange County
Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, Inc.
1 counties: Kern County
Inland Counties Legal Services, Inc.
2 counties: Riverside County, San Bernardino County
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
1 counties: Los Angeles County
Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc.
1 counties: San Diego County
Legal Services of Northern California, Inc.
22 counties: Amador County, Butte County, Calaveras County, Del Norte County, El Dorado County, Glenn County, Humboldt County, Lake County…
Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
1 counties: Los Angeles County