Comprehensive Support Services for California Adoptive Families

Parent Cooperative Community provides comprehensive post-adoption support services tailored to your family's unique needs. Our specialized programs help families navigate challenges, build stronger relationships, and create environments where children and parents can thrive.

Post-Adoption Support When You Need It Most

The journey doesn't end when adoption is finalized—in many ways, it's just beginning.

Post-adoption challenges can emerge months or even years after placement, often catching families by surprise and leaving them unsure where to turn.

Our post-adoption services help families navigate these challenges and build stronger relationships. Eligible through SB 163 funding, our trauma-informed approach addresses the root causes of difficulties while providing practical strategies and emotional support.

"When you actually do the healing of the trauma underneath, the behaviors go away. Families have felt really hopeless, not thinking that there was going to be a difference."

- Helene Timpone

Our Comprehensive Post-Adoption Services

Family Support Specialists

Our trained specialists work directly with your family in your home environment, providing practical guidance, modeling effective strategies, and supporting implementation of new approaches. They help build bridges between parents and children while addressing specific challenges.

High-Fidelity Wraparound Services

Our core service offering provides intensive, comprehensive support through a team-driven approach. Wraparound services coordinate all aspects of family support, creating a customized plan that addresses your specific needs and builds on your family's strengths.

Behavioral Support & Intervention

Specialized support for families facing challenging behaviors, including aggression, defiance, emotional dysregulation, and high-risk activities. Our trauma-informed approach addresses the underlying causes of behaviors while providing practical management strategies. Don't face post-adoption challenges alone. Our team offers personalized support services for California adoptive families.

Crisis Intervention

Immediate support for families in crisis situations, including risk of placement disruption or dissolution. Our team provides intensive intervention to stabilize the situation and develop long-term solutions for family preservation.

"Most families that come to PCC are in absolute crisis. They are absolutely desperate and they are terrified that their child is either going to be pulled from their home or they're gonna have to place their child outside of their home, which is not what they imagined."

- Helene Timpone

Parent Coaching & Education

Develop skills and strategies specifically designed for parenting adopted children. Our coaching addresses the unique aspects of adoptive parenting, including trauma responses, attachment challenges, identity issues, and effective discipline approaches.

Resource Navigation

Assistance connecting with community resources, educational support, medical services, and other systems that impact your family's well-being. Our team helps you navigate complex systems and advocate effectively for your child's needs.

Our Post-Adoption Services Process

Our post-adoption services follow a structured yet flexible process designed to meet your family's specific needs:

Stage 1: Assessment & Engagement

We begin by understanding your family's unique situation, strengths, and challenges. This initial phase involves:

  • Comprehensive family assessment

  • Identification of immediate concerns and needs

  • Development of a personalized service plan

  • Education about adoption-related challenges

  • Connection with appropriate specialists and resources

1-3 Months

Stage 2: Implementation

The core phase of service delivery focuses on putting strategies into action:

  • Regular home-based support sessions

  • Skill development for parents and children

  • Implementation of behavior management strategies

  • Progress monitoring and plan adjustments

  • Ongoing trauma-informed intervention

9 Months

Stage 3: Growth & Development

As your family builds capacity and stability, this phase focuses on:

  • Reinforcement of effective strategies

  • Increased family independence

  • Development of sustainable routines and approaches

  • Connection with community support resources

  • Preparation for reduction in formal services

3-6 Months

Stage 4: Transition

The final phase prepares your family for success after formal services end:

  • Gradual reduction in service intensity

  • Development of maintenance strategies

  • Connection with ongoing support resources

  • Celebration of family progress and achievements

  • Planning for future needs and challenges

3 Months

"If I have any regret, it's that we didn't have the wraparound services when our daughter was younger, because we missed out on how life could have been."

- Adoptive Parent

Do I Qualify for Post-Adoption Services?

Our services are available through Senate Bill 163 (SB 163) funding, designed to prevent adoption disruption through comprehensive family support.

You may qualify for our family support services if:

  • Your child is under the age of 18

  • Your child was adopted from California

  • You currently reside in California

  • You receive or are eligible for the Adoption Assistance Program (AAP)

  • Your family is experiencing post-adoption challenges

  • Your child shows significant behaviors

  • Your child has received a diagnosis

  • Your child is currently placed outside the home OR has been placed outside your home OR is at risk of placement outside the home

  • Or you may be considering dissolving the adoption

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Our services address a wide range of post-adoption challenges, including:

    • Behavioral issues and emotional dysregulation

    • Attachment difficulties

    • Family conflict and communication problems

    • Educational challenges

    • Identity and grief issues

    • Trauma-related behaviors

    • Parent stress and burnout

    • Sibling relationship difficulties

    • Placement stability concerns

  • We prioritize rapid response, especially for families in crisis. Many families begin receiving services within days of making contact. Our initial assessment process is streamlined to ensure prompt support.

    "For the program to be there, I'm talking immediately. I signed up and that next week somebody was out. And then when the team came out, it was just like, where have you guys been? And how come this was just now offered?" - Angela, Adoptive Parent

  • While therapy focuses on weekly clinical sessions, our post-adoption services provide comprehensive, intensive support in your home environment. We address real-life situations as they occur, provide practical strategies, and work with your entire family system to create sustainable change.

  • Yes, we collaborate with your existing support network, including therapists, educational professionals, medical providers, and others involved in your child's care. Our approach emphasizes coordination and integration of services to maximize effectiveness.

  • Many families come to us after trying multiple other interventions without seeing desired results. Our intensive, comprehensive approach often succeeds where other services have not been sufficient. We focus on addressing underlying trauma and creating systemic change within the family.

    "We sought help from our church and the psychiatrist over and over again with doctors and medication. Five years of just not getting any better..." - Brandon, Adoptive Parent

Contact Us To Learn More About Our Post-Adoptive Services & Get Support Today!

(707) 997-8858

info@pccprograms.org

1601 Response Rd #230, Sacramento, CA 95815

"I am here to tell you that healing is absolutely possible. There is a path forward and there is hope."

- Helene Timpone