About us

Fostering a world where every child can thrive

We believe every child deserves stability, love, and nurturing to grow into their full potential.

Our vision

Cultivating loving families for children in need

RaiseAChild brings personal experience and expert guidance to help you discover your options and support you on your path to caring for a child in your community.

Our Mission

To inspire and encourage caring people to nurture children in foster care.

Fostering Services:

Info Sessions

Parent Matching Event

Community Resources

Support our mission

RaiseAChild Team

we know. we've been there.
Our team is proud to have a personal connection to our critical work.

Deyanira Contreras

Parent Advocate Deputy Director

Foster parent

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Sonja Lee

Community Event Planner

Parent

Yuliana Gutierrez

Bilingual Parent Advocate

Foster care advocate

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WE ARE HIRING

Join our team

RaiseAChild CEO

RaiseAChild is looking for a new CEO to start in 2024. Interested? Please apply

A word from our founder

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RaiseAChild Board

Nancy Mogy

Board Member, Fundraising Committee Member, & Secretary
Motivational Speaker & Youth Advocate

Guillaume de Chalendar

Board Member, Finance Committee Chair
SVP, Head of Media & Entertainment, Banc of California

Jonathan Fitzgarrald

Board Member, Governance Committee Chair
ChairEquinox Strategy Partners,
Foster-to-Adopt Parent

Lyndea Dew

Board Member, Fundraising Committee Chair
‍Senior Manager, Live & Custom Ads Commercialization, Netflix

Maggie Bohlman

Board Member, Governance Committee Member
‍Piece-by-Piece, Executive Director, Foster-to-Adopt Parent

Beth McCluney

Board Member, Fundraising Committee Member
Owner, Krieger Speciality Products, Foster-to-Adopt Parent

Linda Konner

Board Member, Fundraising Committee Member
Parent

Daniel Roemer

Board Member, Fundraising Committee Member
VP, Rumack Family Foundation, Foster-to-Adopt parent

Agency Partners

RaiseAChild partners with FFA's and county agencies to find loving homes for children in foster care. We work closely with each agency to match parents with the needs of children in each agency's network.

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