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Child and Family Well-Being

Child and Family Well-Being Services

Adoption and fostering

  • Adopt or foster a child

    Support a child in need of a safe and loving home.

  • Help for current and former foster youth to live independently 

    Youth learn job, money and other life skills.

  • Urgent support for foster youth and caregivers

    Call or text 833-939-FURS for the Family Urgent Response System (FURS).

  • Respite care for resource parents

    Get care for foster children when caregivers need a break.

  • Request Flexible Family Funds

    Foster youth can get help paying for activities or certain items.

  • San Pasqual Academy

    A residential education setting for foster youth.

Protecting children

  • Report child abuse or neglect

    Call 800-344-6000 to make a report.

  • How we investigate child abuse and handle cases

    Steps in the process and how we make decisions.

  • Get support to stop child sex trafficking 

    Parents, caregivers, youth and educators can call for help to stop child sex trafficking.

  • Attend juvenile court hearings virtually

    Steps to attend juvenile court hearings by phone or online.

  • Contact a child at Polinsky Children’s Center

    How to visit or contact a child.

  • Child and Family Strengthening Advisory Board

    Learn about the board and upcoming meetings.

  • Safe Arms for Newborns

    Find information on how and where a newborn baby may be safely surrendered in San Diego County.

Data and operations

  • About Child and Family Well-Being

    We want to prevent children and youth from entering the child welfare system and create a partnership with families, leveraging their experience, to hold them as the experts in keeping their children safe.

  • CFWB Policies

    The complete Child and Family Well-Being Policy Manual.

  • Child and Family Well-Being Department Data

    Statistics and dashboards.

  • Focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion to strengthen families 

    See the work our Office of Equity is doing.

  • Guides to CFWB and juvenile court

    Written and video guides to help families understand how Child and Family Well-Being and juvenile court operate.

  • Improving results for children in the foster care system 

    Assessments, improvement plans, and reports.

  • Work or volunteer for Child and Family Well-Being

    Help strengthen children and families in foster care.

  • Report concerns about Child and Family Well-Being Department

    Contact an ombudsman to report concerns about staff, placement, or other department activities.

  • Request CFWB records 

    How to request records from the County of San Diego Child and Family Well-Being Department. 

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