"We should not be asking who this child belongs to, but who belongs to this child." ~James L. Gritter One year ago, Mountain Circle Family Services was able to support Jessica and Scott in bringing home a tiny two-week-old baby named Quintin. He had been placed in foster care by Social Services and [...]
Susanville, Chester, Quincy, Lake Almanor, Janesville, Greenville, & Portola….WE WANT YOU! If you live in Lassen or Plumas county, Mountain Circle Family Services has a great TEAM to assist you becoming certified as a foster/adoptive family! Are you looking to help your community by providing a loving and nurturing home for a child in need? Have you wondered what it would be [...]
Are you wanting to do more for foster children? Are you interested in Social Work? If so, then we have a job opening that would be perfect for you! What a lovely desk. This could be yours! We are currently looking to employ an individual in our Susanville office. [...]
Mountain Circle Reno: “I’m her big sissy, I have to always protect her.” The sweet Anastasia, 4, says to me over the phone. This is one of the youngest sibling sets the Reno Mountain Circle Foster Care office has ever had the pleasure of working with. Aaliyah, who is only three, looks to her big [...]
We interview our Butte County Interns! ARE YOU HAPPY WITH HOW LAST SEMESTER TURNED OUT REGARDING THE INTERNSHIP HERE AT MOUNTAIN CIRCLE (MC) foster care and adoption office? KATIE: I am happy with how it turned out. I think MC is very structured and has their stuff together, I like that. CHRIS: I’m happy, too. I [...]
What do you do when you're 13-years old, and your new foster home is in a different town, with a new school, and away from your support network? If you're Lily, you don't give up. Lily is an ambitious 13 year-old young lady, who clearly stands out from her peers, and does not let the [...]
Andrea has been in foster care for over 13 years and in the Transitional Housing Program since the age of 18. Andrea turned 21 the beginning of January and is making the move from Susanville to Greenville where she will commute into Quincy to attend Feather River College. Mountain Circle would like to commend Andrea [...]
Chico, Oroville, Paradise, Orland, Gridley, Yuba City, Red Bluff….WE WANT YOU! If you live in Butte, Tehama, Yuba Sutter or Glenn counties, Mountain Circle Family Services has a great system to get you certified as a Resource foster/adoptive family! Have you been thinking about becoming a foster or adoptive parent, but worry about navigating the system, or [...]
We interview Deborah, one of our newest employees in the Mountain Circle Chico office: What do you appreciate most about connecting children with their biological families? Bringing families back together is my passion, as well as, giving tools to be able to do so. Reunification and empowerment is my ultimate focus. So far, what do [...]
Inside This January Issue: A Sweet Adventure For a Child Who Has Been Through Too Much Meet Savannah: A Former Foster Teen Joins Our Staff Chico: A Community That Gives Back BIG TIME Rodney: A Bears Charity Runner Who is Starting Early A Reno Christmas Party on Wheels January Trainings _____________________________________________________ Our Plumas County Office: [...]
