Koinonia News
News About Fostering & Adopting
Virtual Orientation – Tehachapi July 10, 2020
Learn more about Foster Care and Adoption process. We service Tehachapi, Ridgecrest, California City, Rosamond and Mojave California! In the Orientation you will learn: Foster Care and Adoption Process Elements of the Home Study Process Court and Foster Care...
Cheers to Charity Donates
A big thank you to all those who attended the Cheers to Charity event in Tehachapi California. We really appreciate being selected and it resulted in a $6000 donation!! Thank you for choosing us as one of the non-profits to support. Anyone in the Tehachapi area,...
Woodside Homes Donates
Koinonia Homes for Teens is very thankful to our community members like Woodside Homes. They understand how important our mission is and provided bedroom sets for our young ladies home and furniture and decorations for our newest home in Orangevale. With community...
NACo 2018 Achievement Award
Emergency Foster Youth Placement Partnership - Placer County Abstract: In response to California Department of Social Services (CDSS) Continuum of Care Reform (CCR), Placer County closed the Children's Emergency Shelter on December 13, 2016 ahead of legislative...
The Big Day of Giving – Thank you!
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California Shelters are Closing
The Opportunity California passed Assembly Bill 403, which requires limitation on the use of county-run children’s shelters across the state. Although it is a great idea to try to place children/youth in a home-like environment, it is putting a strain on California's...
Radio Interview about Foster Care in Reno, Nevada
The need for foster parents in Reno Nevada Our Nevada Director, Sandy Arguello, spoke KTHX about who we are and the need for foster parents in the Nevada region. This is a great overview of the process of becoming a foster parent in Reno Nevada and an introduction to...
Our 36th Anniversary!
Today February 3rd, Koinonia is celebrating 36 years of relationships that last a lifetime and build families. We want to thank our employees, parents, county partners and anyone who has ever donated to our cause with money or time. This would not have been possible...
Ever consider a sibling set?
This is a great story about one of our wonderful families who adopted a sibling set of three. There are many sibling groups of three or more in need of a safe, stable, and nurturing home. Consider fostering or adopting today!...
Caps on Teeth – Donations and Self-Confidence
Children in foster care do have medical coverage but many times it only covers the bare necessities. After recently being placed with a loving family, a three-year-old foster child was taken in for medical and dental checkups. The dental checkup was not positive as...