Smiles and Tears – Foster Family Agency

Keeping The Promise of a Better Foster Family Agency

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Levels of Care We Provide through You

Helping Children in need Find a Loving Home

Resource Parent

Offer a safe environment and play a crucial role in eventually returning the child to their parents, click for more info.

Adoptive Parent

Adoptive Parents are Resource Parents who have been approved to provide care on a permanent basis, click for more info.

Intensive Foster Care

Provides medical health or mental health treatment delivered in a specialized ISFC Resource Family home, click for more info.

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Apply to become a resource, adoptive or intensive care parent, click below and you'll be directed to application process

About Us

Established in 2015, Smiles and Tears CFS focuses on recruiting and training quality families of all ethnicities in Southern California to provide love and nurturing to all children in need, that are in the Foster Care System. We also prepare families to be parents, mentors, and guides to the Non-Minor Dependents who need extra support in the process of emancipating in safe communities. Our intent has always been to bring positive change to the foster care community, and we take pride in the families that currently are certified in our agency, and are extremely proud of our efforts and the outpouring of support from the community.

Why Become a Foster Parent

The smiles start when you open your home to a child in need regardless of their background; the tears dry when you unlock your heart to welcome a child, offering them much-needed happiness, nurturance, and support.

Mission Statement

We provide quality foster care through dynamic partnerships with our Resource Families, staff, and community. Together, we instill hope, trust, joy, and meaning in the lives of children under our agency’s care.

Join Us

We are looking for people willing to open their heart and their home to children in need of love, care, and safety. Couples, singles, and members of the LGBTQ community are welcome.

TESTIMONIALS

“Going through Smiles and Tears Children's Family Agency, to later adopt two of our children has been one of the most exciting and rewarding experiences of our lives! They made the foster care process so easy to navigate and were with us every step of the way. We felt so informed and supported. The social workers with Angels are the very best in the field! We are forever grateful to Angels for impacting our lives in such a meaningful way.”

Mary Wilson, West Covina, CA

5.0

2024-07-03T06:00:41+00:00

Mary Wilson, West Covina, CA

https://www.smilesandtears.org/testimonials/801/

“We love knowing that our agency is there to support us every step of the way, no matter what.”

Mary Franco, Pomona, California

5.0

2024-07-03T01:51:21+00:00

Mary Franco, Pomona, California

“We love knowing that our agency is there to support us every step of the way, no matter what.”

https://www.smilesandtears.org/testimonials/792/

“When we started thinking about becoming foster parents we were nervous about the children, their backgrounds and all of the legal requirements. Fortunately, the wonderful staff at Angels helped us to understand the process right away. They put our unfounded fears at ease. Most importantly, they helped us focus on what truly matters: helping young children find love in difficult circumstances. ”

R.F. Jacobs, Montclair, CA

5.0

2024-07-03T06:03:05+00:00

R.F. Jacobs, Montclair, CA

https://www.smilesandtears.org/testimonials/802/

“Hola, me siento muy contenta de trabajar con la agencia de Smiles and Tears Children and Family Services como mama de recursos (foster parent). Amo a los ninos y me gustan las capacitaciones y los servicios que la agencia me prove. Siempre he tennido tarbajadores sociales muy profesionales que me han ayudan y son de un gran apoyo para mi. Mi trabajadora social me ha ayudado mucho con los ninos cuando necesito de su ayuda y eso para mi es muy importante. Gracias por el apoyo y estamos muy felices de pertene. ”

Benito Juarez, Miami, Florida

4.0

2024-07-03T01:50:32+00:00

Benito Juarez, Miami, Florida

Hola, me siento muy contenta

https://www.smilesandtears.org/testimonials/791/

4.8

Get In Touch with Us

If you have any questions about how to become a resource parent or want to learn more about the work we do, fill out the form below, and we’ll get in touch as soon as possible.