FosterHope Sacramento

What FosterHope Sacramento does

FosterHope Sacramento is a California-licensed 501(c)(3) nonprofit Foster Family Agency (FFA) founded in 1985 and headquartered in Sacramento, California, with an additional administrative office on Watt Avenue. The organization operates a continuum of placement and behavioral health programs for children, youth (ages 0-24), and families impacted by the child welfare and juvenile justice systems across five California counties: Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, San Joaquin, and Yolo. As of the 2024-2025 reporting period, FosterHope maintains 45 resource (foster) families, six Welcome Home transitional shelter facilities, and served 303 youth.

The agency's core service lines fall into two groupings. First, the Foster Care + Placement continuum consists of Foster Care (traditional resource family homes), Enhanced Care (a specialized home-based placement introduced in 2023 for youth who would historically be placed in congregate care), Welcome Home (short-term transitional shelter), and Safe Harbor (community-based placement stabilization services). Second, the Behavioral Health + Wellness continuum includes Specialty Mental Health Services, the Youth Trauma Response Team (YTRT), the Ending Girls' Incarceration initiative, Enhanced Care Management, and Creating Community programming. Service delivery is conducted directly by FosterHope staff and contracted resource families, with 24/7 social worker availability and trauma-informed clinical care as a documented operating standard.

The business model combines two revenue streams: county and state government contracts for foster care, behavioral health, and juvenile justice services, and tax-deductible charitable contributions from individuals, businesses, and community fundraisers (PayPal, Facebook Fundraisers, Big Day of Giving, United Way designations). Services are provided to families at no cost. Marketing and donor recruitment are community-led, relying on events (Fill a Backpack Campaign, Run to FosterHope & Family Fun Festival), social media, an email newsletter, and a broad network of corporate sponsors including Costco, Walmart, Wells Fargo Foundation, Raley's, Target, DaVita, and Domino's Pizza. The organization holds Council on Accreditation (COA) accreditation alongside its California FFA license and IRS 501(c)(3) recognition (Federal Tax ID 68-0073413), and operates with 23 employees.

Name

FosterHope Sacramento

Legal name

FosterHope Sacramento

Website

https://fosterhopesac.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FosterHope Sacramento is a California-licensed 501(c)(3) Foster Family Agency providing foster care, transitional housing, and trauma-informed behavioral health services to children, youth, and families across five Sacramento-region counties, funded by government contracts and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Foster Care and Child Welfare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC), Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK)

Keywords

• Foster care services
• Child welfare services
• Trauma-informed care
• Transitional housing youth
• Community mental health services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization receives tax-deductible donations from individuals, businesses, and community members via PayPal, check, and in-kind contributions. FosterHope is a licensed 501(c)(3) nonprofit with Tax ID 68-0073413.
2. Government Contracts and Service Fees: FosterHope Sacramento operates as a California-licensed Foster Family Agency (FFA) providing contracted foster care and behavioral health services funded through county, state, and potentially federal child welfare and juvenile justice contracts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FosterHope Sacramento is a 501(c)(3) licensed Foster Family Agency providing foster care placement, enhanced care, transitional shelter, and community-based trauma-informed mental health services to children, youth, and families across five California counties. Its programming spans prevention, placement, behavioral health, and reentry support within a single trauma-informed service framework.

Product overview

FosterHope Sacramento is a California-licensed 501(c)(3) nonprofit Foster Family Agency (FFA) that provides a comprehensive network of supportive services for children, youth (ages 0-24), and families in the Sacramento region. The organization operates a multi-tiered foster care and placement program continuum consisting of Foster Care (traditional resource family homes), Enhanced Care (specialized home-based placements introduced in 2023), Welcome Home (temporary shelter/transition facilities), and Safe Harbor (community-based placement stability services). Complementing the placement programs, FosterHope offers community-based behavioral health and wellness services including Specialty Mental Health Services, a Youth Trauma Response Team (YTRT), Ending Girls' Incarceration initiative, Enhanced Care Management, and Creating Community programming. The organization serves five counties (El Dorado, Placer, San Joaquin, Yolo, and Sacramento) and collaborates with Probation, Behavioral Health, and Child Welfare systems.

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Products and services

• Foster Care Licensed foster family placement and case management services for children referred by county child welfare agencies across five California counties.
• Enhanced Care Enhanced level of foster care services for youth with higher acuity needs, launched in 2023 to expand the agency's care continuum.
• Welcome Home Transitional shelter program providing housing support for transition-age youth exiting foster care or experiencing homelessness.
• Safe Harbor Community-based services program delivering trauma-informed support to youth and families outside of residential placement.
• Specialty Mental Health Services Specialty mental health services delivered to children, youth, and families under a trauma-informed clinical model.
• Youth Trauma Response Team (YTRT) Rapid-response trauma intervention team providing immediate support to youth experiencing acute crisis or trauma exposure.
• Enhanced Care Management Coordinated care management program for high-need Medi-Cal eligible youth, providing wraparound services across providers.
• Ending Girls' Incarceration Diversion and support initiative aimed at preventing the incarceration of girls and providing community-based alternatives.
• Creating Community Community-building and prevention program supporting neighborhoods, families, and youth outside of formal child welfare involvement.

Quantifiable outcome

• 303 youth served in 2024-2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ProbationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFosterHope Sacramento collaborates with Probation departments to serve youth involved in the juvenile justice system through programs like the Youth Trauma Response Team (YTRT) and Creating Community.
• Behavioral HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFosterHope works with behavioral health systems to provide trauma-informed mental health services and specialty mental health care for youth in foster care and juvenile justice settings.
• Child WelfarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFosterHope Sacramento operates as a licensed California Foster Family Agency (FFA) collaborating with county child welfare agencies to place and support children and youth.
• Sacramento Region Community FoundationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFosterHope participates in the Sacramento Region Community Foundation's Big Day of Giving 24-hour giving challenge and is listed on the GivingEdge platform.
• United WaycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerDonors can designate their United Way pledge to FosterHope Sacramento (Agency EIN: 68-00073413) as a giving option.
• Corporate SponsorsminorOthersFosterHope Sacramento has a network of corporate sponsors and community partners including: Alpha Fire, American River Health Care, Bach2Rock, Black Girls in Blazers, Costco, Cristiano Rey High School, DaVita, Domino's Pizza, HDR, Liberty Dental Plan, Nugget Markets, PayPal Giving Fund, Raley's, Sacramento Republic, Sacramento Zoo, Safeway, Target, Walmart, Wells Fargo Foundation, and many others listed on the supporters page.
• Community PartnersminorOthersCommunity partners include: 20/30 Club, Alpha Fire, American River Health Care, Bach2Rock, Black Girls in Blazers, Brahma Bar and Grill, BuckHorn Grill, Cakes 4 Kids, Cal Coast Telecom, Capital Garage, Carlton Senior Living, Charis Foundation, Child Advocates of Placer, Community Business Bank, Costco, Cristo Rey High School, DaVita, Domino's Pizza, Drive Line Services, and many other local organizations supporting the agency's mission.
• Sacramento Region Community FoundationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerBig Day of Giving is a program of the Sacramento Region Community Foundation's long-standing initiative to grow local philanthropy, bringing the region together to support nonprofits.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fred Finch Youth & Family Services: California nonprofit integrating foster care, mental health, and transition-age youth services. Comparable focus on complex-trauma youth and the same blended child welfare/behavioral health operating model.
• A Better Way: Bay Area Foster Family Agency providing foster care, mental health, and juvenile justice diversion services. Comparable trauma-informed model and full continuum of programs serving child welfare and probation-involved youth.
• Seneca Family of Agencies: California-based nonprofit serving foster youth and families with a trauma-informed, community-based model including Wraparound and Intensive Services. Operates across Northern California, overlapping with FosterHope's Sacramento-region footprint.
• Aspiranet: One of the largest California Foster Family Agencies, operating statewide with full placement and behavioral health service lines. Aspiranet is the closest scaled competitor to FosterHope and competes for the same county contracts.
• Koinonia Family Services: California Foster Family Agency operating residential, Wraparound, and behavioral health programs across multiple regions. Comparable mid-sized nonprofit FFA with similar trauma-informed service delivery.
• Uplift Family Services: California child welfare and behavioral health nonprofit providing Wraparound, therapeutic behavioral services, and foster care support. Comparable integrated child welfare + mental health model serving similar county systems.
• Stanford Sierra Youth & Families: Northern California Foster Family Agency providing residential, foster care, and behavioral health services across Sacramento and surrounding counties. Directly competes for placements and county contracts in FosterHope's core market.
• Children's Home Society of California: California nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, and family support services with comparable statewide licensure and trauma-informed programs. Overlaps with FosterHope on adoption-adjacent and resource family recruitment activities.
• Victor Services: California Foster Family Agency with behavioral health and Wraparound programs serving Sacramento and Central Valley counties. Directly overlaps FosterHope's geography and service lines.

Broad incumbents

• Pacific Clinics: Large California behavioral health provider with foster care-adjacent Wraparound, ECM, and specialty mental health programs. Operates the same county contract ecosystem (Behavioral Health, Probation) and overlaps on mental health service lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fosterhopesac
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCNufkXM6X21Z_XbhMYOqLQw
• Facebookfacebook.com/FosterHopeSac
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fosterhope-sacramento
• Instagraminstagram.com/fosterhopesac

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