There is more than one way to participate
Support, advocacy, and volunteering
Choose the role that feels right. You may participate privately, change your mind, or ask questions before sharing details.
Join the family support group
Connect with parents, relatives, former foster youth, and other families who understand the system.
Email your interestJoin the advocacy working group
Help identify recurring practices, plan public education, support oversight, and advocate for system reform.
Email your interestVolunteer to help families
Offer peer support, outreach, research, records organization, meeting help, writing, technology, or another skill.
Email your interestNorCal Family Advocacy is made up of parents and community members with lived experience. We are not attorneys, do not provide individual legal advice, and cannot act as anyone’s lawyer. Advocacy volunteers must respect privacy, consent, boundaries, and the difference between sharing information and giving legal advice.