Family preservation
Whether meaningful prevention, family placement, and reunification support were offered before relationships were permanently disrupted.
CPS · child welfare · dependency and family court
Have you or your family been harmed by CPS or the court system?
You are not alone. NorCal Family Advocacy connects parents, children, former foster youth, relatives, and supporters affected by CPS investigations, child removal, foster placement, reunification services, dependency court, and family court. We gather experiences for family support, systemic and judicial pattern documentation, accountability, and reform.
Is CPS at your door, or is removal happening or threatened now?
Request urgent outreachUse urgent outreach to tell us briefly what is happening. We are parent advocates—not attorneys or emergency responders—and cannot guarantee an immediate reply.
Privacy first: do not submit children’s full names or confidential records through the public forms.
Deadline warning: an intake or email does not notify a court, stop a removal, or preserve legal rights. Call 911 for immediate physical danger.
System and judicial pattern gathering
One experience matters. Repeated experiences reveal a system.
We document and compare practices across CPS agencies, social workers, attorneys, service providers, dependency and family courts, judges, and jurisdictions—while keeping each family’s consent and safety limits separate.
Due process
Notice, access to counsel, the chance to be heard, accurate orders, and fair treatment in dependency proceedings.
Services and contact
Delays, unavailable services, blocked visitation, therapy gaps, and requirements that changed during a case.
Records and accountability
Missing or contradictory records, ignored evidence, complaint handling, disability access, and recurring practices across cases.
Community event
Documentary screening and community discussion
“Kidnapping Cartel” and “Hall Town”
Featuring filmmaker, advocate, and speaker Dennis Delemar. Presented by Two Dads and a Mic with community members in Shasta County.
- Date
- Thursday, October 29, 2026
- Screening
- 5:00–7:00 p.m.
- Q&A
- 7:00–8:00 p.m.
- Location
- Red Lion Hotel, Hilltop Drive, Redding, California
Who this is for
Families, young people, relatives, witnesses, and professionals.
Parents and caregivers
Children and former foster youth
Grandparents and relatives
Guardians and resource families
Witnesses and community members
Attorneys, advocates, and service providers
One connected family survey
Begin now. Add more when you are ready.
The opening portion records safe contact information, your role, the current case status, and the main concern. After it is saved, you can continue immediately or securely keep your private return link and add more details later.
Your pace · your experience
NorCal Family Advocacy family survey
Questions with optional explanation spaces help us count recurring practices without forcing your family’s experience into a box. Most detailed questions may be skipped and revisited later.
Start or continue the surveySupport, advocacy, and service
Choose how you want to participate.
Join the family support group, participate in the advocacy project, or volunteer to help other families navigate the process.