Lilliput Families

We’re throwing a virtual Derby Day Pre-Party on April 30th at 5:45pm. Mark your calendars and stay tuned, tickets go on sale soon!

We provide parent training, support groups, counseling, and top-notch resources to help children and parents through their journey. Learn more about our trainings and workshops at www.lilliput.org/parents/trainings-and-workshops.

August 17 will always be an important day for Missy and Chris Ewing and their children. They adopted their daughters, Lilly and Cici, on the same August 17 date, five years apart, and in the same courtroom ... read the full story at https://www.lilliput.org//love-first-sight-ewing-family-st.

On average, 50% of the children entering foster care in California will be placed with 3 or more families. (AECF)

Happy Valentine's Day!

In the past fiscal year 2019/20, we served 1,480 adults and 990 youth through our Post Adoption Services.

Happy Halloween from all of us here at Lilliput Families and Wayfinder Family Services!

Check out our Top 5 Fun Socially-Distanced Halloween Activities for this weekend at https://www.lilliput.org//5-fun-socially-distanced-hallowe.

This year our Spare One for the Kids fundraiser will be a virtual event which will include videos of our families, unforgettable stories about the impact of our work, incredible live auction items and ways that you can help children in foster care! The event will be from 6:00 to 6:45 p.m. Go to www.lilliput.org/spare for all the details!

A big thank you to all of our wonderful Spare One for the Kids sponsors! American Pacific Mortgage - NMLS #1850 Sutter Roseville Medical Center Wood Rodgers, Inc. Bender Rosenthal, Inc. First Northern Bank Supervisor Sue Frost Consolidated Communications Teichert United Agencies Insurance, Inc. JD Thompson & Associates, LLC and Arabian-Lee Law ... With over 60,000 children currently in foster care, their sponsorship helps some of our state’s most vulnerable. For more information about sponsorship opportunities or the event, please visit www.lilliput.org/spare.

Resource Family is a term California applies to caregivers who provide out-of-home care for children in foster care. Resource Families may be single or two parent households. They may be related to the child (kinship) or have a familiar or mentoring relationship with the child, or no previous relationships with the child. For more information about how you can become a Resource Parent or get involved with Lilliput Families, please visit our website at https://www.lilliput.org/now.

Since we won’t get to bowl together this year, we’re having fun by asking folks to send us a video of you bowling at home to show your support! The top three video submissions will be aired at the event on November 12th and winners will receive a prize! Each video will be matched with a donation to Lilliput by our Board of Directors! The event will be from 6:00 to 6:45 p.m. Go to www.lilliput.org/spare for all the details!

Since 1980 Lilliput has helped over 10,000 children find loving families of their own through adoption.

Are you interested in being a sponsor for our virtual Spare One for the Kids fundraiser? Download our full sponsorship application at https://bit.ly/36Fh5Jt.

There are 64,196 (to 66,250) children and youth in Foster Care in the state of California.

Here are some trainings you may be interested in, hosted by Los Medanos College. Zoom Training Link: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/7908875593 Meeting ID: 790 887 5593 Password: 142693... ****The same link can be used for ALL FKCE trainings See more

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Did you know that we have a Post Adoption Support Group on Facebook? It's a safe confidential forum, a closed group for sharing successes, resources, and for those families seeking advice and guidance. You are welcome to join our group if you have adopted through Lilliput Families, CDSS, or a private agency. Join our Post Adoption Support Group now!