Welcome to La Cuna
La Cuna means "cradle" in Spanish, a place of
safety and comfort for babies.
Established in 2003 to address the shortage of quality foster homes
serving
babies and toddlers, the mission of La Cuna is to develop programs that allow foster
infants to grow up healthy and happy, and to evaluate the results and create best
practices that will improve the lives of
foster infants. Learn more about La Cuna »
Are you ready?
Thank you for your interest in becoming a La Cuna Parent. The decision to bring
a child into your heart and home is an important one. Not every applicant meets
all the criteria
required to become a certified parent. Due to the volume of applicants we can only
respond to those applicants who meet the prescreening criteria. Should you meet
the criteria in the prescreening we will contact you within the next two weeks to
continue the next step in the application process. Thank you again.
We do not discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, race, religion or marital
status.
La Cuna in the News
Facts About Foster Children
- April 1, 2005 statistics for San Diego, breakdown of local children in foster care:
2,423 Hispanic children
1,723 White children
1,423 Black children
- 30.8% of all San Diego foster children ages five and under have been placed in five
or more homes
- 80% of those who are incarcerated have been in Foster Care
- Nationwide, 50% of former foster youth become homeless during their first two years
of exiting the system.
- In California, more than 50% of former foster youth are unemployed 2 to 4 years
after leaving foster care.
Contact Us
For general information about La Cuna and its programs, please email, call or write
us:
judy@lacuna.org
Telephone: 619.521.9900
Fax: 619.521.9911
3180 University Avenue,
Suite 260
San Diego, CA 92104
La Cuna Career Opportunities
We currently have the following career opportunities available:
Social Worker
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