KAIR IN HOME SOCIAL SERVICES INC

What KAIR IN HOME SOCIAL SERVICES INC does

Kair In-Home Social Services Inc. (KIHSS) is a California-based private non-profit foster family agency founded in 1994 by ElKhair Ahmed, who continues to serve as CEO and Board President. The organization recruits, certifies, and supports resource families across multiple California counties (originally Oakland, now including Sacramento, San Joaquin, and others) to provide foster care placements for children who cannot remain with their biological families due to trauma, abuse, neglect, or other circumstances placing them under court, county, or state custody.

The agency's core service portfolio includes the Resource Family Approval Process (a certification pipeline covering application, home study, and training), Regular Fostering (long-term placements), an Intensive Services Foster Care (ISFC) program approved in 2020 for children with complex trauma and behavioral needs, Respite Care, monthly group trainings, 24/7 emergency support, home consultations, and community resource access. The underlying technology is a social services case management and foster care placement coordination platform supporting these workflows. KIHSS holds California Department of Social Services Community Care Licensing Division certification continuously since 1994 and has earned three consecutive CARF International 3-year accreditations (2017, 2020, 2023).

KIHSS operates a managed services revenue model funded through California county child welfare agency contracts; services to resource families are provided free of charge with payment flowing from county programs. The go-to-market combines community-led recruitment (Facebook presence, annual community events, monthly trainings, county agency referrals) with enterprise field sales to county child welfare agencies for placement and ISFC program contracts. Customer segments are dual-sided: county government agencies as paying customers and resource family parents plus foster children as service recipients.

Name

KAIR IN HOME SOCIAL SERVICES INC

Legal name

Kair In-Home Social Services

Website

https://kairinhome.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kair In-Home Social Services is a California non-profit foster family agency, founded in 1994, that recruits, certifies, and supports resource families across multiple counties to provide foster care placements, ISFC specialty services, respite care, and 24/7 support to vulnerable children under county custody.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Foster Care and Child Welfare 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 family agency
• Resource family approval
• Intensive services foster care
• Respite care services
• Child welfare services

Headquarters

HQ city

San Ramon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Foster Care Services: Government-funded foster care services provided to county agencies. Financial assistance is available through county programs for resource families.
2. ISFC Program Services: Intensive Services Foster Care program providing specialized mental health and behavioral support services to children with complex needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kair In-Home Social Services operates a foster family agency that recruits, trains, certifies, and supports resource families, and places foster children into approved homes. Core offerings include Regular Fostering, the Resource Family Approval certification process, an Intensive Services Foster Care (ISFC) program for children with complex trauma and behavioral needs, Respite Care, and 24/7 emergency support, serving California county child welfare agencies and families across Oakland, Sacramento, San Joaquin, and other California counties.

Product overview

Kair In-Home Social Services offers a comprehensive suite of foster care services centered around its Resource Family Approval Process. The core offering includes Regular Fostering for long-term care, complemented by specialized programs such as the Intensive Services Foster Care (ISFC) Program for children with complex emotional or behavioral needs, and Respite Care for temporary relief. Support services include 24/7 emergency support, monthly group trainings, personalized home-based training, home consultations and inspections, and community resource access. The organization serves multiple California counties including Oakland (origination), Sacramento, San Joaquin, and others.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Regular Fostering Standard foster care program providing long-term care and support to children who cannot remain with their biological families, offering a nurturing home environment for those under court/county/state custody.
• Resource Family Approval Process Certification process for individuals or couples to become approved resource families, including application, interviews, home study, inspections, and training components, compliant with California's AB 403 Continuum of Care Reform.
• Intensive Services Foster Care (ISFC) Program Specialized program providing mental health and behavioral support services to children with complex traumas, psychiatric hospitalizations, and failed placements, including specialized training and additional resources for foster parents.
• Respite Care Temporary relief service for regular foster parents, offering short-term care to children in foster care to maintain placement stability and continuity for resource families.

Quantifiable outcome

• Served thousands of youth since 1994
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BJRX Pharmacy LTCsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesignated pharmacy partner for KIHSS located at 1801 E March Lane, Suite B270, Stockton, CA 95210. Provides smoother processes, eliminates delays, and minimizes confusion for children's well-being. Offers direct home delivery service for convenience.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• KidsPeace: National non-profit providing foster care, residential treatment, and behavioral health services for children. Comparable in foster family agency services, though much larger and multi-state.
• KVC Health Systems: Large multi-state non-profit providing foster care, family preservation, and behavioral health services. Comparable in foster family agency operations, but operates at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Casey Family Programs: National operating foundation focused on child welfare and foster care, including direct services and systems reform. Comparable mission space; broader scope and primarily grant-funded rather than county-contract.

Direct peers

• Maryville Academy: Non-profit providing foster care, residential, and family support services to children and families, including specialized programs for high-acuity youth—closely comparable to KIHSS's ISFC-style offering.
• Aspiranet: California-based non-profit foster family agency and child welfare services provider operating Resource Family Approval, Intensive Services Foster Care, and adoption support statewide—directly comparable to KIHSS in service mix and county-contract model.
• Olive Crest: California and multi-state non-profit providing foster care, adoption, and intensive family services. Comparable in offering Resource Family support and working with county child welfare systems.
• Seneca Family of Agencies: California non-profit providing foster care, intensive services, and wraparound family support across multiple counties. Highly comparable to KIHSS in mission, county contracting, and family-centered service model.
• Children's Home Society of California: California-focused non-profit providing foster care, adoption, and family support services. Comparable in state-level focus and county-contracted foster family agency model.

Regional players

• East Bay Agency for Children: Bay Area-based non-profit providing child welfare, mental health, and family support services. Comparable in California regional footprint and child-and-family-focused service model, though broader than pure foster care.
• Crittenton Services: Southern California non-profit providing foster care, adoption, and family support services. Comparable in service mix and California county contracting, though different regional footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/KIHSS94
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kair-in-home-social-services-inc

Compliance2 records

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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