Family preservation
Whether meaningful prevention, family placement, and reunification support were offered before relationships were permanently disrupted.
Northern California families · lived experience · accountable systems
Families deserve help that preserves connection, dignity, and due process.
NorCal Family Advocacy connects families, documents recurring child-welfare and dependency-court patterns, and turns lived experience into organized oversight and reform.
Privacy first: do not submit children’s full names or confidential records through the public forms.
Deadline warning: an intake does not notify a court or preserve legal rights.
What we examine
One experience matters. Repeated experiences reveal a system.
We compare facts across counties 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.
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
Choose the right starting point
Two forms, one connected record.
Recommended first
Short family contact form
Best for first contact, phones, and identifying the main concern quickly.
Begin short intakeOptional deeper record
Detailed pattern questionnaire
Document the sequence, people, services, hearings, records, and case outcome.
Continue in detailSupport and connection
Join the NorCal Family Advocacy support group.
Meet other families, share experiences safely, and help shape priorities for oversight and reform.