If you’re an adoptive parent or adoption professional, mark your calendar to attend our June events in Fresno, Madera and Visalia for the latest information and best practices in caring for adopted youth. Visit our event page for dates, times and RSVP information. Be sure you reserve spot early. See you there!  

  Too many children suffer from child abuse at home, at school, in their community. This April, take a moment to review the signs of child abuse and promise to report them when you see them. Share your commitment by spreading Aspiranet’s Pass the Pinwheel image on your social network. It’s a simple action that can save a child’s [...]

Thanks to our wonderful supporters, Aspiranet collected more than 3,400 gifts for youth in foster care this season through our annual holiday gift drive with Starbucks Coffee Company. Our donors ensured that every child in foster care with Aspiranet woke up Christmas morning with a special gift from Santa under the tree. Your donations of [...]

Light up a Kid’s Life this Holiday Season by donating a holiday gift to a child in foster care. Stop by one of 248 participating Starbucks locations in Central and Southern California and take a gift tag containing a special holiday wish from an Aspiranet child or youth. Then, just return the tag and unwrapped gift to Starbucks by Dec. 20th. Visit [...]

REACH Services are available at no cost to families in Madera/Kings County, Tulare County, and Contra Costa County. Please refer to the program’s website to learn more about services in each location. Aspiranet’s REACH services help families effectively prepare for the experience of adoption and to ensure families receive support at all stages of adoptive [...]

The latest installment of our Aspirations newsletter in support of foster families is now available. Within this issue, we celebrate foster care month by recognizing outstanding Aspiranet foster parents. We also discuss the importance of high school graduation for foster youth and how to successfully transition from foster care to independence. Click here to read the online version [...]

Carrie Ontiveros of the Aspiranet Bakersfield office has been recognized as AdoptUsKids’ January caseworker of the month.  We are proud to have the excellent work of our staff recognized by an organization that helps raise public awareness of the need for foster and adoptive families on a national level. “I had read the caseworker of [...]