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Watch The Northern California Family Center's own foster parents talk about being a foster parent.
 
Since 1978 Northern California Family Center (NCFC) has been providing intensive clinical, shelter, and referal services for runaway, homeless, neglected and abused youth in Contra Costa County.
 
We have provided an astounding number of services over 34 years 
2,240 families  in counseling
6,750 family emergency consultations
1,050 youth placed in emergency foster care

In the last year we have had zero cases where a child ran back to the streets. In the last three years we had only 4 cases out of 210 in which the youths returned to the streets. read more

 
Explore our web site for information about becoming foster parents for our short term Crisis Program or Long Term Foster Program.
Find in our web site future trainings for foster parents. Discover why you should consider the Norther California Family Center to be your foster family agency. Find the forms you need to complete your certification.

Want to Donate?
Do you have a clothes washing machine that works well that you could donate? Please call NCFC at 925-370-1990. 
 
 Northern Californa Family Center
 
Phone:                     925-370-1990
Fax:                          925-370-1993

Main Office Adress:   
2244 Pacheco Blvd.
 Martinez, CA 94553
 
Walnut Creek Adress:
1621 North Broadway.
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
 
E-mail address:
fosterinfo@ncfc.us
 

 

Find out the kind of services we provide on our website

 

Find foster family certification and training. Find out about counseling services for youth and families. Find out about our Safe Place Program for runaway and homeless youth.
 
Please come to the
Next Foster Family Workshop Fair:
Saturday April 6, 2013 from 9am to 7pm
Childrens Child Care Council
1035 Detroit Ave. Suite 200, Concord
NCFC provides five services: (1) Youth Outreach services for run aways, primarily through the Safe Place Program in Contra Costa and Solano Counties, including an emergency telephone hotline;(2) 24-hour accessible short-term shelter for runaway and home¬less youth;(3) Crisis counseling and family mediation with runaway and home¬less youth; (4) Psychotherapy with families and children;(5) Long-term foster care for children aged 1 through 17 years, who may be referred by Child Protective Services.