We are proud to be celebrating twenty-three years of providing

Kinship Center was founded by community leaders from both the private and public sector when they came together to create an agency dedicated to the belief that children need permanency to heal and grow to their potential.

Over the years the agency has identified a variety of specific needs to support permanent families for children; and has created programs to meet those needs. Today, the agency offers education, counseling and other post-placement support services to nurture success in children and families.

For the first 12 years services were concentrated on the Central Coast of California in Monterey and San Benito Counties. Then, in response to a documented need for adoption-related services to children in Orange County, Kinship Center opened an office there in 1996. Greater expansion followed with the addition of child development and mental health clinics in Orange County. Additional offices in Pasadena and Redlands increased services in Southern California. In 2001 Kinship Center added specialized post-adoption services in Santa Clara County and in 2002 Family Ties, relative caregiver support services in Monterey County, joined the Kinship Center family of services.

The benefits of Kinship Center's innovative programs extend far beyond the children and families who have received direct services. The agency has taken a leadership role in the child welfare community and its programs have become models throughout the country. This ground-breaking influence has resulted in systemic changes that are dramatically improving the outcomes for children who cannot safely remain with their birth families.

Kinship Center is committed to developing programs in response to the needs of the children and families in the communities we serve. Because children depend on Kinship Center, Kinship Center depends on you.