Youth & Family Services
Family shapes us—deeply and endlessly.
From the earliest moments of childhood to the way we one day parent our own children, the influence of family runs through every chapter of our lives. Whether it’s nature, nurture, or the lessons we absorb from those closest to us, our homes—and the people in them—play a powerful role in who we are and who we grow to be.
At Foothill Family, our Youth and Family Services are designed to meet families where they are. We offer prevention, intervention, treatment, and ongoing support for a wide range of situations—because every family deserves the tools to thrive, heal, and grow together.
Program Focus
Our Youth and Family Services are centered around strengthening families during some of life’s most challenging moments. We provide family-based interventions for pregnant and parenting teens, as well as families impacted by child abuse and domestic violence.
With a focus on healing and empowerment, our programs aim to:
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Build and restore healthy family relationships
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Promote self-sufficiency and resilience
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Create safe, nurturing home environments
Through compassionate care and evidence-based approaches, we help families move forward together—stronger, safer, and more connected.
Service Types
Foothill Family offers a wide range of supportive services tailored to meet the unique needs of youth and families. Our offerings include:
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Workshops and Presentations – Interactive sessions that build knowledge, strengthen skills, and promote wellness.
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Case Management and Linkage – Personalized support to help families access critical resources and navigate systems of care.
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Group Treatment – Guided group sessions that foster connection, peer support, and shared healing.
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Individual and Family Therapy – One-on-one and family-focused counseling to address emotional and relational challenges.
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In-Home Counseling and Support – Therapeutic services delivered in the home to increase accessibility and comfort.
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Home Visits – Regular, supportive check-ins that help families strengthen bonds and maintain stability.
Together, these services are designed to create lasting change, empower families, and promote healthy development at every stage.
Pregnant and parenting teens
are supported through Teen Family Services, Cal-LEARN, and Adolescent Family Life Programs, which provide comprehensive case management and mentoring aimed at goal-setting and achieving, staying in school, and graduating. These programs help young mothers and fathers learn to make positive lifestyle choices, raise healthy babies, and learn parenting skills.
Perpetrators' treatment groups
consist of 52-week group sessions conducted by certified group facilitators to help abusive partners identify their issues with power, self-esteem, and control, and learn how to manage their emotions, particularly anger. Participation can be voluntary or court-mandated.
Family Preservation
provides in-home family counseling, referrals, case management and linkage to other necessary services so children can safely remain in their homes or return to their homes after an allegation of abuse has been made.
Domestic and family violence prevention and treatment programs
help survivors overcome the emotional trauma of abuse through case management services, individual and family counseling, support groups, therapy, and linkages to supportive resources.
Child abuse prevention and treatment
services are provided for children and families who have experienced or are at risk for child abuse/neglect. Services include comprehensive assessment, play therapy, group therapy, family therapy, case management, and parent education provided at home, at school, or in our family centers.
Family members who are the sole or main caregivers for children
can benefit from Relative Support Services, a program that provides support to primary caregivers and their children to enhance the family unit and promote permanency and safety.
PArents Invested in Relationship Success (PAIRS)
is a proactive relationship education program for couples who are parenting children. Using evidence-based curricula, couples will learn a variety of relationship and parenting skills.