Family Center Youth & Family Programs

That all children and families have the right to a safe environment

That all people have the right to be treated with respect

It is everyone’s responsibility to maintain safety

Positive outcomes can only come from positive process

In doing what is necessary to provide the highest quality care for children, families, and staff

The Family Center is a visitation facility for parents and children who are in foster care that are referred by the county. Referred services provided at the Family Center include:

Providing an atmosphere that is respectful and compassionate

Facilitating family visitation referrals from Shasta County

Scheduling supervised, monitored and unsupervised visits on and off site

Providing visitation documentation to social workers and the court

Offering feedback to parents with their input

Providing parent support during visits

Providing healthy snacks and activities during visitations

Encouraging positive relationships between foster parents and birth parents

Working on enhancing parenting skills through parenting classes

Parenting instruction tailored to the needs of the individuals

We hope that through the encouragement and guidance of staff members, families can build positive, lasting relationships and memories with each other.

The Family Center also provides parenting classes.

Parenting Classes:

Our parenting classes are broken into two sections. Parents begin with five Intake classes where topics include Self-esteem, CFS Overview, Stress Management, Communication, and Domestic Violence. After the completion of the Intake classes, parents receive a Certificate of Completion.

The next portion of classes, consist of eleven classes that follow the evidence-based Positive Parenting Program (Triple P). Once classes are completed, a Certificate of Completion is issued. Child care is provided.

To sign up for parenting class, please come by our office or call us if you need more information regarding class.