Family Builders by Adoption

Family Builders by Adoption Every child deserves a loving, nurturing parent and a supportive, permanent family. -Family Builders

LGBTQ+ youth make up 34% of all youth in foster care. This Pride Month, we’re recognizing and celebrating LGBTQ+ childre...
06/01/2026

LGBTQ+ youth make up 34% of all youth in foster care. This Pride Month, we’re recognizing and celebrating LGBTQ+ children and youth in foster care - and how acceptance can change their lives.

Through Family Builders’ Youth Acceptance Project (YAP), Family Builders works directly with families to help them better support their LGBTQ+ children in or at risk of foster care and strengthen family relationships. Every young person deserves to grow up feeling safe, valued, and accepted for who they are, and YAP helps families become the affirming, supportive adults their children need.

A month ago, we came together to celebrate 50 years of Family Builders—and we’re still grateful for the generosity, ener...
05/26/2026

A month ago, we came together to celebrate 50 years of Family Builders—and we’re still grateful for the generosity, energy, and community that filled the room that night.

The evening was a reminder of what’s possible when people come together around the belief that every child and youth in foster care deserves a permanent family.

Thank you again to our community for standing with Family Builders and helping more children and youth grow up with the support and stability of family.

And thank you to our event sponsors: Morrison Foester, Better World Advertising, California Sinus Centers, Sandy Alexander, Jacobson Law PC, The Villegas Law Firm APC, Binti, Mutual of America, ABS Graphics, Werba Rubin Papier, Fitness SF, Marin Mazda, The Metz-White Family, and The Talbott Family.

Thank you Cards For Cubs for these beautiful handmade greeting cards! We’re so grateful for this thoughtful initiative a...
05/19/2026

Thank you Cards For Cubs for these beautiful handmade greeting cards! We’re so grateful for this thoughtful initiative and can’t wait to share them with the children and youth we support.

May is National Foster Care Awareness Month, a time to recognize the children and youth in foster care who deserve stabi...
05/01/2026

May is National Foster Care Awareness Month, a time to recognize the children and youth in foster care who deserve stability, care, and the chance to grow up in a family that will stand by them for life.

It’s also a time to honor the foster, adoptive, kinship, and biological families, social workers, and advocates who show up every day with patience, commitment, and heart.

At Family Builders, we know every young person deserves a family to call their own. This month, we invite our community to help create more opportunities for permanency for children and youth in foster care.

Sign up today to become a foster parent by reaching out at [email protected] or by donating at www.familybuilders.org

TIME just released its 2026 TIME100 list, recognizing the leaders, advocates, and innovators shaping our world today.Fam...
04/16/2026

TIME just released its 2026 TIME100 list, recognizing the leaders, advocates, and innovators shaping our world today.

Family Builders has partnered with the National Center for LGBTQ Rights for decades, and we’re proud to see their Legal Director, Shannon Minter, named to this year’s list.

Under his leadership, NCLR has taken on multiple legal challenges to anti-LGBTQ policies, continuing a decades-long commitment to advancing equity and protecting fundamental rights.

With 34% of youth in foster care identifying as LGBTQ+, this work matters deeply to the young people and families we serve. Shannon’s leadership helps create a world where they can live with safety, dignity, and support—and where every young person has the chance to build lasting, affirming relationships.

Well deserved, Shannon—and thank you for the work you continue to lead.


We’re only a few weeks away from Family Builders’ 50th Anniversary Celebration of Family— have you gotten your ticket ye...
04/08/2026

We’re only a few weeks away from Family Builders’ 50th Anniversary Celebration of Family— have you gotten your ticket yet? 🎫

On April 25 at The Pearl in San Francisco, we’ll come together to mark 50 years of building loving, nurturing families for children in foster care—and to celebrate the people, stories, and relationships that make that work possible.

Join us to celebrate this milestone for Family Builders— we look forward to seeing you there!

🎉 Celebrate 50 years of Family Builders!Join us April 25 at The Pearl in San Francisco for our 50th Anniversary Celebrat...
03/16/2026

🎉 Celebrate 50 years of Family Builders!

Join us April 25 at The Pearl in San Francisco for our 50th Anniversary Celebration of Family!

For five decades, Family Builders has helped children and youth in foster care grow up in permanent, loving families. Come celebrate the families and supporters who make this work possible.

🎟️ Tickets available now:
https://secure.qgiv.com/event/familybuildersbyadoption-auction/

Yesterday, Family Builders was at   in Oakland, and one of the kids from our poster stopped by to say hi (grown-up versi...
02/23/2026

Yesterday, Family Builders was at in Oakland, and one of the kids from our poster stopped by to say hi (grown-up version). 🤎⭐️

It’s almost the last day of 2025, and we need your help to meet our fundraising goal. Your donation today can make a las...
12/31/2025

It’s almost the last day of 2025, and we need your help to meet our fundraising goal. Your donation today can make a lasting impact for children in foster care.

As we approach the end of 2025, your generosity can make a real difference for children and youth in foster care. Your support helps children in foster care begin the new year with greater stability and the hope of a permanent, caring family to call their own.

Donate here today: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/familybuilders

This holiday season, we’re grateful for our community that continues to show up for children and youth in foster care wi...
12/24/2025

This holiday season, we’re grateful for our community that continues to show up for children and youth in foster care with care, generosity, and compassion. Because of YOU, we were able to collect requested gifts for 142 children in foster care!

Thank you for being part of this work and for helping make moments of joy possible for the children and families we serve.

Wishing you a peaceful holiday season and a bright year ahead! 🌟

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