Success for Children & Families
Starts With You
Join our Mission to Empower Children, Youth and Families
Together, we can keep children safe. We can offer them permanent forever families. And whether they live with their birth family, a foster family or a foster-to-adopt family, we can wrap them in a warm blanket of kinship, kindness, and love.
A Better Way is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that works in collaboration with Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, Santa Cruz and Solano Counties to help children and parents thrive.
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“The therapist was phenomenal. I would not be where I am today, and my daughter's mental health would not be where she is today if it was not for the therapist at A Better Way.”
— Client whose daughter received psychotherapy through A Better Way
“When I started this class I had no hope and now I have my kids back. My case is closed. I have my own place. Life is great. Thanks to all of you.”
— Participant in the Parent Leadership Support Group
“We're still in touch with the social workers who we met through A Better Way. They're aunts and uncles to our children."
— Sheila & Andrew, who fostered then adopted five children through A Better Way
Working in collaboration with counties, our teams of Therapists, Family Partners and Behavioral Intervention Specialists provide Mental Health Services to some of the Bay Area’s most vulnerable children, youth and families.
Mental Health
Our Parent Advocacy programs support Child Welfare-involved parents by matching them with members of our staff who’ve had personal, successful experience navigating the Child Welfare system.
Parent Advocacy
We provide free training and certification for new Resource (Foster) parents, and comprehensive benefits when a child or youth is placed with you. Find out more at one of our Zoom orientations, held twice a month.
Foster Care
Our family strengthening & parent education programs strive to improve outcomes for families at risk, and to equip parents with skills to better manage family issues. These programs are operated in partnership with Alameda County DCFS.