Family Builders by Adoption

Family Builders by Adoption Every child deserves a loving, nurturing parent and a supportive, permanent family. -Family Builders

LGBTQ+ youth are disproportionately represented in foster care, and every young person deserves the support and stabilit...
08/16/2026

LGBTQ+ youth are disproportionately represented in foster care, and every young person deserves the support and stability of family.

Family Builders is proud to be at Oakland Pride sharing information about foster care adoption and connecting with LGBTQ+ individuals and families who are interested in becoming parents.

Stop by, say hello, and learn how you can help provide a permanent, loving family for a child or youth in foster care. 🏳️‍🌈💜

One of the questions we hear most often is: Who can adopt through Family Builders? The simple answer is: more people tha...
07/22/2026

One of the questions we hear most often is: Who can adopt through Family Builders? The simple answer is: more people than you might think.

Our foster and adoptive families come from many different backgrounds. They are married couples, single adults, LGBTQ+ individuals and couples, relatives, grandparents, empty nesters, and people from every race, ethnicity, faith, and profession.

What they have in common isn't a certain income, career, or family structure. It's a commitment to providing a safe, stable, and loving family for a child or youth who needs one.

Many of the children and youth waiting for permanency are older, part of a sibling group, or have experienced trauma and loss. They don't need perfect parents, but they need caring adults who are willing to show up, offer patience, and build lasting relationships.

Every prospective family receives training, guidance, and ongoing support from Family Builders before, during, and after placement. No one does this work alone.

Interested in becoming a foster parent? Reach out to us at [email protected] to learn more.

Visible & Unstoppable: A Pride Zoomathon is today! 🌈Family Builders is proud to partner with Visible & Unstoppable, a fr...
06/30/2026

Visible & Unstoppable: A Pride Zoomathon is today! 🌈

Family Builders is proud to partner with Visible & Unstoppable, a free national Zoomathon hosted by Unicorn Solutions that brings together LGBTQ+ youth, families, advocates, and affirming organizations to share stories, resources, and stand in solidarity with LGBTQ+ youth and families.

At Family Builders, we know that acceptance changes lives. LGBTQ+ youth are disproportionately represented in foster care, and seeing adults, families, and organizations come together in visible support sends a powerful message: You belong, you matter, and you are not alone.✨

The event features speakers from organizations including Lambda Legal, Human Rights Campaign, National Center for Youth Law, Child Welfare League of America, Family Equality, Ruth Ellis Center, and the Matthew Shepard Foundation, along with many other organizations working to strengthen support for LGBTQ+ youth and families.

We're honored to support this event and the community it brings together. We hope you'll join us for a day of learning, connection, and encouragement.

This Pride Weekend, we're celebrating the many LGBTQ+ individuals and couples who have opened their hearts to children a...
06/27/2026

This Pride Weekend, we're celebrating the many LGBTQ+ individuals and couples who have opened their hearts to children and youth in foster care. Because every child deserves to grow up with the support, stability, and unconditional love of family.

For more than 30 years, Family Builders has proudly partnered with LGBTQ+ parents to build permanent families. We were among the first adoption agencies to actively welcome LGBTQ+ adoptive parents, and today nearly half of the families who adopt through Family Builders identify as LGBTQ+. Together, we've helped hundreds of children and youth grow up knowing they are loved, accepted, and exactly where they belong.

Every child deserves the unwavering love and support of family. Thank you to the LGBTQ+ parents who have made that a reality for children and youth in foster care.

Happy Pride. 🌈

Today, LGBTQ+ youth make up 34% of children and youth in foster care. That's why visibility, acceptance, and affirming c...
06/26/2026

Today, LGBTQ+ youth make up 34% of children and youth in foster care. That's why visibility, acceptance, and affirming communities matter.

Family Builders is proud to join organizations across the country for Visible & Unstoppable, a national Zoomathon on Tuesday, June 30th, bringing together youth, families, advocates, and allies to share stories, build connections, and stand in solidarity with LGBTQIA2S+ youth and families.

At Family Builders, we know that family acceptance can change the course of a young person's life. Through our Youth Acceptance Project, we help families strengthen relationships so more LGBTQ+ youth can remain with—or return to—the people who love them.

Because every young person deserves to be seen, supported, and surrounded by the unconditional love of family.

Scan the QR code to register today.

We know that acceptance and support can make a lasting difference in the lives of LGBTQIA2S+ youth. Join Visible and Uns...
06/23/2026

We know that acceptance and support can make a lasting difference in the lives of LGBTQIA2S+ youth. Join Visible and Unstoppable, a virtual Pride Zoomathon centered on visibility, community, and showing up for young people and families. Join for one session or all day!

🌈 Free + open to all
📅 June 30 | 8am–2pm PT
💻 Online | Free | Captioning provided

Click the QR code to register.

On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom, resilience, and the enduring strength of Black communities. As we honor the day tha...
06/19/2026

On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom, resilience, and the enduring strength of Black communities. As we honor the day that marked the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, we also recognize that inequities continue to shape outcomes for children and families today.

Unfortunately, those inequities remain visible in child welfare. In California, Black children make up about 5% of the child population, but represent more than 20% of children in foster care.

At Family Builders, we know that culture, identity, and lived experience matter. We center those perspectives in our work so children and youth in foster care can build lasting family relationships and receive the support, stability, and sense of belonging that every child needs - because every child deserves a family to call their own.

LGBTQ+ youth make up 34% of all youth in foster care. This Pride Month, we’re recognizing and celebrating LGBTQ+ childre...
06/01/2026

LGBTQ+ youth make up 34% of all youth in foster care. This Pride Month, we’re recognizing and celebrating LGBTQ+ children and youth in foster care - and how acceptance can change their lives.

Through Family Builders’ Youth Acceptance Project (YAP), Family Builders works directly with families to help them better support their LGBTQ+ children in or at risk of foster care and strengthen family relationships. Every young person deserves to grow up feeling safe, valued, and accepted for who they are, and YAP helps families become the affirming, supportive adults their children need.

A month ago, we came together to celebrate 50 years of Family Builders—and we’re still grateful for the generosity, ener...
05/26/2026

A month ago, we came together to celebrate 50 years of Family Builders—and we’re still grateful for the generosity, energy, and community that filled the room that night.

The evening was a reminder of what’s possible when people come together around the belief that every child and youth in foster care deserves a permanent family.

Thank you again to our community for standing with Family Builders and helping more children and youth grow up with the support and stability of family.

And thank you to our event sponsors: Morrison Foester, Better World Advertising, California Sinus Centers, Sandy Alexander, Jacobson Law PC, The Villegas Law Firm APC, Binti, Mutual of America, ABS Graphics, Werba Rubin Papier, Fitness SF, Marin Mazda, The Metz-White Family, and The Talbott Family.

Thank you Cards For Cubs for these beautiful handmade greeting cards! We’re so grateful for this thoughtful initiative a...
05/19/2026

Thank you Cards For Cubs for these beautiful handmade greeting cards! We’re so grateful for this thoughtful initiative and can’t wait to share them with the children and youth we support.

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