by admin | Mar 29, 2018 | Foster Care, Story
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...
by admin | Aug 7, 2017 | Foster Care
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...
by admin | Feb 3, 2017 | Event Highlights
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...
by admin | Jan 12, 2017 | Story
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!...
by admin | Dec 14, 2016 | Donations, Story
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...
by admin | Dec 1, 2016 | Awards
Koinonia Family Services is very proud to have just been awarded the CARF three year accreditation. Agencies are granted accreditation periods ranging from one to three years based on performance, and we are thrilled with the commencement of our three-year award....
by admin | Oct 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
We had another great year of helping young people and families get out of crisis in the Placer County area. The Crisis Resolution Center is a solution-focused family intervention which resolves family crises and establishes reunification of children ages 12-17. It has...
by admin | May 4, 2016 | Adoption, Foster Care
What is Accreditation? The formal evaluation of an organization or program against best practice standards. It is both a status and a process. As a Status It signifies that an organization or program meets standards of quality set forth by the accrediting body. As a...
