Alba Care Services

What Alba Care Services does

Alba Care Services is a California-based nonprofit foster care agency founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Bernardino, with a second office in Victorville. The organization recruits, educates, certifies, and supports foster parents across San Bernardino County through an integrated suite of six core services: Application Assistance, Pre-Service Training, Certification & Licensing, Financial Support Guidance, Ongoing Support Services, and an Online Intake Form. Its offering is fundamentally human-delivered social services rather than technology, with staff conducting home assessments, providing trauma-informed care training, navigating licensing requirements, and supplying ongoing behavioral and emotional support resources to foster families.

The organization's revenue model combines donations from individuals and corporate/foundation partners — processed through a Stripe-enabled donation portal on its bilingual (English/Spanish) website — with California state-funded foster care reimbursements that flow as monthly stipends of up to $9,348 per household to foster parents. Go-to-market is community-led: Alba Care relies on informational nights, community events (such as the July 2024 ACSI Summer Fun Event), content marketing via blog and FAQ, direct outreach, and a referral network of community and corporate partners including Vituity Healthcare Solutions, Children's Fund, Toys For Tots, Smart Final Charitable Foundation, and others.

Operationally, the agency employs between 51 and 100 staff across its two offices, serves prospective foster parents, licensed foster families, and foster children/youth in the region, and maintains an active digital presence through its website (albacareservices.org). The organization is led by founder and CEO Angela Rojas-Vilches and operates without disclosed parent company ownership, venture backing, or public financial reporting. No funding rounds, acquisitions, patents, or regulatory actions have been disclosed.

Name

Alba Care Services

Legal name

Alba Care Services

Website

https://albacareservices.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Alba Care Services is a California nonprofit foster care agency that recruits, trains, certifies, and supports prospective foster parents in San Bernardino County through two offices, a digital intake process, and government-funded stipends, serving families and children in the state child welfare system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Foster Care Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

Keywords

• Foster care services
• Foster parent training
• Child welfare services
• Foster care licensing
• Foster family support

Headquarters

HQ city

San Bernardino

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Alba Care Services operates as a nonprofit organization that relies on donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations to support their foster care programs. The website includes a donation portal where donors can make tax-deductible contributions to support foster youth.
2. Government-Funded Foster Care Reimbursements: As a licensed foster care agency, Alba Care Services likely receives funding through California state programs for child welfare services. Foster parents working with the agency receive monthly stipends that are government-funded to cover the costs of caring for foster children.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Alba Care Services is a licensed nonprofit foster family agency that recruits, trains, certifies, and supports foster parents across San Bernardino County, California. It delivers a full-service journey covering application assistance, pre-service training in trauma-informed care, certification and licensing navigation, financial reimbursement guidance, and ongoing post-placement support including counseling referrals and school advocacy. Services are provided free of charge to families, with foster parents receiving monthly stipends funded by California state programs.

Product overview

Alba Care Services is a nonprofit foster care services organization offering a unified suite of support services to help individuals and families become foster parents in California. The core offering consists of six interconnected services: Application Assistance (guiding through paperwork and system navigation), Pre-Service Training (specialized trauma-informed care training), Certification & Licensing (home studies and licensing support), Financial Support Guidance (reimbursement and payment information), Ongoing Support Services (continuous family support), and an Online Intake Form (digital entry point for prospective parents). These services work together as an integrated support system, from initial inquiry through certification and ongoing care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Application Assistance Guides prospective foster parents through the foster care application process with step-by-step support from knowledgeable professionals.
• Pre-Service Training Provides specialized training programs covering foster parenting, child development, working with biological families, trauma-informed care, crisis intervention, and the legal aspects of fostering.
• Certification & Licensing Assists families with the certification process, including home study assessments by social workers and meeting local licensing requirements such as background checks and health screenings.
• Financial Support Guidance Provides guidance on financial support and reimbursement for child-related expenses for foster parents, including understanding payment structures, benefits, and California-specific stipends of up to $9,348/month.
• Ongoing Support Services Delivers continuous post-placement support including regular check-ins, tutoring, behavioral and emotional resources, support groups, community events, and school advocacy for foster families.
• Online Intake Form Digital intake form that allows prospective foster parents to submit their information, including demographics, home details, employment status, and foster parent experience, to begin the fostering journey.

Quantifiable outcome

• Foster parents can receive up to $9,348/month in reimbursement for caring for foster children in Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• The Berhe GroupminorOthersListed as a partner organization supporting Alba Care Services. The Berhe Group contributes to the organization's efforts to provide exceptional care to foster families.
• Children's FundminorOthersPartner organization providing support to Alba Care Services. Listed alongside individual supporters like Amber Nelson-Thorney.
• Kid Care InternationalminorOthersPartner organization supporting Alba Care Services' mission to provide foster care services.
• One Simple WishminorOthersPartner organization that supports Alba Care Services through their network providing resources for foster children.
• Smart Final Charitable FoundationminorOthersCorporate foundation partner supporting Alba Care Services with charitable contributions.
• Toys For TotsminorOthersNational charitable program partnering with Alba Care Services to provide toys for children in foster care.
• Vituity Healthcare SolutionsminorOthersHealthcare solutions partner providing mental health resources and support services to Alba Care Services families.
• Take Up Your Cross Inc.minorOthersPartner organization supporting Alba Care Services with community resources and advocacy.
• Individual Community PartnersminorOthersIncludes individual supporters: Amber Nelson-Thorney, Ariam Aral, Claudia Ávila, Kimo San Juan, Luz Sánchez Castro, María San Juan Tomás, Sylvia Sconyers, Terri Norwood (Happy Box), Dan and Heather Volado, and Lela Aviles.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Aspiranet: One of California's largest nonprofit foster care and adoption agencies, operating across multiple counties with a broader service portfolio than Alba. Comparable because both recruit, train, and license foster families in California under the same state regulatory framework, though at substantially greater scale.
• Olive Crest: California- and West Coast-focused nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, and child welfare services with similar wraparound support models. Directly comparable in mission and service approach, but operates across California, Nevada, and Washington with significantly larger headcount and budget.
• Bethany Christian Services: National nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, and family preservation services in multiple U.S. states. Comparable service model (recruit, train, certify, support foster parents) but with a much broader geographic footprint and institutional infrastructure.
• KVC Health Systems: Large multi-state child welfare and behavioral health nonprofit providing foster care placement, family preservation, and case management. Comparable in core foster family agency functions, with comparable trauma-informed care emphasis, but operates at much larger scale across multiple states.

Direct peers

• KidsPeace: National nonprofit operating foster care and adoption programs with community-based recruitment and licensing services comparable to Alba's model. Both agencies focus on recruiting, certifying, and supporting foster families through wraparound services in their respective service areas.
• Children's Home Society of California: California-based nonprofit child welfare organization providing adoption and foster care services with similar family recruitment and support orientation. Directly comparable in mission and California operating context, though with broader service breadth.
• Five Acres: Southern California nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, and mental health services to children and families. Directly comparable in geographic operating area (Southern California) and trauma-informed service model, with comparable agency scale.
• San Pasqual Academy / Crittenton Services: Southern California nonprofit serving foster youth and families through residential, community-based, and supportive services. Directly comparable in geographic region, foster care mission, and community-driven approach to serving vulnerable children.
• Children's Bureau: Southern California-based nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, and family support services since 1904. Comparable in geographic operating area, nonprofit structure, and family recruitment/support mission, with longer operating history and broader service portfolio.

Regional players

• Lutheran Services Florida: Faith-affiliated nonprofit providing foster care and child welfare services, comparable in nonprofit community-driven service model. Operates in Florida rather than California, so regional rather than direct competitor, but highly analogous service delivery approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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