FKCE Mission

The mission of the Foster and Kinship Care Education Program is to provide quality education and support opportunities to caregivers of children and youth in out-of-home care so that these providers may meet the educational, emotional, behavioral and developmental needs of children and youth in the foster care system.

How the FKCE Program Came to Be...

The Foster and Kinship Care Education program was established in the California Community College Chancellor’s Office in 1984 following the passage of Senate Bill 2003, known as the Foster Children and Parent Training Act. This act designated the Chancellor’s Office as the agency to administer the program and provide funding to the community colleges for the provision of education and training to potential and existing foster parents.

The Importance of FKCE 

From 1989 to 1998, the number of children in California's foster care system has grown by more than 50%-- from 68,000 to 105,000. The dramatic increase in the state's foster care population has been attributed to many factors; a greater number of children living in poverty, increasing numbers of parents who abuse alcohol and drugs, and increasing cases of child abuse and neglect.

The FKCE program plays a vital role in providing licensed foster parents and relative caregivers with the training and education that will help them in meeting the multifaceted and often complex needs of the foster children in their care. Throught the education and parenting classes, parents are able to maintain their licensing/certification.  In addition to this, perspective parents are also able to complete their in-service hours in order to receive their license/certification.   

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