Blog – Sierra Forever Families

A commitment to permanency and the empowerment of youth and families. It is with great excitement that Sierra Forever Families (SFF)...

October 9, 2019

Like most aspects of life related to family and children, adoption is an emotional topic. That might be why foster-care...

June 4, 2019

A gloriously sunny spring day, scented with the unmistakable fragrance of cotton candy, set the stage for nearly 200 parents...

May 23, 2019

February/March of 2017, in a two-part series on how trauma affects children, this blog highlighted a 16-minute talk by Dr....

April 30, 2019

There’s a myth out there that to adopt or care for a foster child, your family needs to resemble something...

April 16, 2019

Sierra Forever Families offers comprehensive pre-service training and ongoing support to its resource families, but no amount of preparation can...

March 16, 2019

There’s a tongue-in-cheek poster that’s a classic fixture on the wall at some adoption agencies. It lists the advantages of...

March 13, 2019

Anyone who has ever waited for their number to be called at the DMV knows that bureaucracy can be crazy-making....

March 8, 2019

For a heartfelt, 2018 version of the joy of giving, look no further than Sierra Forever Families’ Gingerbread Tag Drive,...

December 19, 2018

Luckily for Sierra Forever Families, there is a new tool in town that can help tell our story of love...

December 4, 2018