About Us

The Northern California Family Center is a non-profit counseling center that has been serving the mental health needs of Contra Costa County since 1978. Our staff consists of dedicated professionals who provide experienced clinical care and assessment for a wide range of personal and family problems. Our Crisis Home Program serves the runaway youth population of Contra Costa County. Our Long Term Foster Care Program serves children who are foster children who are waiting for possible reunification with their parents, or maybe removed from their parents due to abuse or neglect. We serve children and adolescents, individual, parents, couples and families.

In Memory of Mary Lou Laubscher NCFC Board Member since 1978.

"There's a dark and a troubled side of life;

There's a bright and a sunny side, too;

Tho' we meet with the darkness and strife,

The sunny side we also may view.

Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side,

Keep on the sunny side of life;

It will help us ev'ry day, it will brighten all the way,

If we keep on the sunny side of life."

......1899 by Ada Blenkhorn

She stood with us all the way,

Thanks Mary Lou

Crisis Home Placement Program

Northern California Family Center's Crisis Homes are licensed foster family home that provide temporary, emergency shelter for youth between the ages of 9-17 years of age. Crsis Homes shelter runaways and at-risk Youth.

For more information about Crisis home or NCFC other services please contact us at

925-370-1990, fax 370-925-1993.

Long Term Foster Care

Northern California Family Center's Long Term Foster Care Program Homes are licensed foster family homes that provide long term care for children 1- 17 years of age. Long Term Foster Homes provide a family setting for children who are referred by the Department of Social Services.

Become a NCFC Foster Parent

If you are interested in becoming one of our foster families click here for more information and to begin a rewarding experience. Please contact us.

Counseling Program

If you are interested in getting individual, couples, family, adolescent and child counseling please contact us.

For more information about Counseling please contact us at

925-370-1990, fax 370-925-1993.

Location and directions to NCFC offices are listed below:

                 2244 Pacheco Blvd.
Martinez, CA 94553
Driving Directions
      1621 North Broadway
Walnut Creek, CA 94553
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Northern California Family Center

A Foster Family Agency