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About Angels Foster Care of Santa Barbara

Founded in 2006 by Meichelle Arntz, Angels Foster Care of Santa Barbara is based on the acclaimed program established by the original Angels Foster Family Network of San Diego.

Meichelle became involved with the Santa Barbara child welfare services and courts through her work as a volunteer in the Court Appointed Special Advocates Program. After seeing the disappointing state of County foster care, she became determined to find a better program for local children and families.

Her research led her to the Angels Foster Family Network in San Diego. With the help and support of Angels FFN Founder Cathy Richman, Meichelle established Angels Foster Care of Santa Barbara in 2006 to provide stable, loving, safe homes to the children of Santa Barbara County.

The Angels staff and Board of Directors invite you to join us in our mission by donating or by fostering a loving child in your own home.

About the Original Angels Foster Family Network of San Diego

Founded in 1998, the Angels Foster Family Network is a 501C(3) non-profit, licensed foster family agency, specializing in placing infants and toddlers with exceptional families in San Diego and Riverside Counties. The Angels mission is to rescue abused, abandoned, and neglected young children, match them with a select group of foster parents, and ensure the maximum emotional, social, and intellectual development of each child.

CEO Cathy Richman founded Angels Foster Family Network in response to the foster-care crisis she witnessed during her five years as a volunteer in the San Diego County Juvenile Court. Drawing on her experiences as a child advocate and her research in child development, Cathy developed her own vision of a foster care agency staffed by professionals, affiliated with MSW-degreed social workers, and dedicated to placing needy babies with only the most carefully-screened, loving parents. The result was the Angels Foster Family Network.

In 1999, Angels FFN placed its first baby, and since then has placed more than 150 babies in loving homes throughout San Diego and Riverside Counties. Recognized as a leader in the movement toward better foster care, Angels FFN has been featured in The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Business Journal, San Diego Family Magazine, Imperial Beach Sun, FOX6 News, and Channel 10 KGTV, which presented Angels Foster Family Network with its prestigious Leadership Award in 2001.

In July 2003, the Discovery Health Channel profiled Angels Foster Family Network and two of its adoptive foster families in a nationwide 30-minute documentary. The response was overwhelming, and the "Angels method" became a new standard for child care advocates across the country.

In 2006, the acclaimed Angels Foster Family Network program provided the model upon which Meichelle Arntz founded Angels Foster Care of Santa Barbara.

Contact Angels Foster Care of Santa Barbara
Call 805-898-0901 or contact us on-line to learn how you can help Angels help babies in Santa Barbara County.