Our mission

Fostering UNITY strengthens foster families and youth across Los Angeles County with practical, trauma-informed support. We step in when families need it most—stabilizing placements, preventing crises, and ensuring children grow up in safe, loving, and lasting homes.

What we do:
C.A.R.E. Line and crisis follow-up for caregivers
Placement Stabilization Team: rapid, wraparound support to keep kids safely placed
Therapeutic Shelter/Foster Home programs
Purposeful Placements facilitates thoughtful matching of children's unique needs with families best suited for their growth and healing
Caregiver coaching & education grounded in trauma-informed practices
Navigation & warm handoffs across schools, health, ECM/benefits, and community resources
Acts of kindness & essentials (beds, clothing, bikes) to meet immediate needs
Community events (e.g., Winter Wonderland) that build joy, belonging, and connection

Your work changes a life this week, not someday.
We stabilize foster placements in real time—through the C.A.R.E. Line, supporting rapid stabilization teams, and hands-on caregiver support—so kids can stay in safe, loving homes. If you want your effort on Monday to matter by Friday, you’ll feel at home here.

You’ll grow faster here than at bigger orgs.
Visible ownership of projects and outcomes
Coaching, training, and cross-functional exposure (programs, partnerships, events)
Pathways to lead pilots and improve how LA County families are served

Mission-first, boundary-smart culture.
Compassion with clear, healthy boundaries
Trauma-informed practice and reflective supervision (role-appropriate)
We celebrate lived experience—caregivers, former foster youth, kin, and allies

Real flexibility, real teamwork.
Hybrid/remote for many roles with fieldwork as needed
Clear expectations, reliable schedules, and supportive coverage so you can do focused work (and get home on time)

Tools that help you help families.
Modern systems (case notes, secure comms, resource directories)
Playbooks, warm handoffs, and partner networks so you’re not reinventing the wheel

Transparent pay and fair process.
Posted ranges on every role, structured interviews, timely communication
Reasonable accommodations and fair-chance consideration per law

Meaningful wins you can point to.
Kept a placement intact during a crisis
Got a youth into the right service the same day
Equipped a caregiver with exactly what they needed—training, a plan, and sometimes a bed or a bike

Community and joy are part of the job.
Yes, the work is serious. We also host events (like Winter Wonderland) that give families moments of normalcy and delight—reminders of why we do this.

Find your next step with Fostering UNITY.
We’re building a team that moves fast, cares deeply, and shows up for caregivers and kids when it matters most. If that sounds like you, explore our current openings and apply in minutes.

Clear, fair hiring: posted pay ranges, structured interviews, timely updates

Flexible where it counts: many roles are hybrid/remote with LA County fieldwork as needed

Welcoming lived experience: caregivers, former foster youth, kin, and allies encouraged to apply

Don’t see the perfect opening but you want to help? Reach out! We have constant openings for volunteers and interns.