Family Assessment/Parent Preparation Classes – A 24-hour series of interactive workshops designed to prepare prospective adoptive and foster care parents to bring a child home. This course is focused on understanding the child’s perspective from a developmental view, with special attention given to enhancing attachment between child and parent. It provides hands on tools that support parenting a child in transition to permanency.

Download a schedule and registration requirements for an upcoming Family Assessment/Parent Preparation Class

Bridge Builders Parenting Series – The Bridge Builders basic and advanced parenting classes, and the educational counseling services, will no longer be available effective in December 2008. As a result of the state and county’s economic problems, the Orange County Social Services Agency has terminated a number of its contracts, including the Bridge Builders Program.

Kinship Center remains committed to our mission of securing and supporting families for our most vulnerable children, and we will continue to be a resource to families by providing a variety of services.

The Bridge Builders Support Group, which meets on the second Thursday of every month from 7-9 pm will continue to be offered. Click here for information on Support Groups.

Click here for information on our Online Classes