Program Activities

Foster Children Placement Program:

Placing foster infants and toddlers, newborn to 5 years of age, in quality foster homes with an emphasis on cultural and linguistic sensitivity. This includes: community outreach, screening, parent certification training, placement, and intensive follow up.

Parent Training Program:

Through a comprehensive curriculum designed by La Cuna, in cooperation with the San Diego County Child Welfare Services, La Cuna parents undergo an extensive training program that includes 24 hours of initial classroom instruction followed by quarterly in-service training classes.

Topics of the parent training include: Introduction to Foster Care, Infant & Toddler Physical Health Needs; Child Mental & Emotional Growth; Teamwork toward Permanence; Meeting Developmental Needs; Dealing with Loss; Strengthening Family Relationships; Play, Parenting & Discipline; Culturally Sensitivity; and the basics of Being a Foster Parent.

Long-Term Benefits to the Community

La Cuna foster parents are making a difference in our community. Children who are raised in healthy, loving, supportive homes are less likely to experience an array of issues, including:

• Mental/physical health issues
• Juvenile crime / Incarceration
• Truancy / dropping out of High School
• Drug and alcohol abuse and subsequent addiction
• Homelessness and the many ancillary casualties of that experience (mental and physical abuse, prostitution, survival sex, suicide)

Consider becoming a La Cuna Foster Parent and Contact Us today!