1. Fresno County

2. Vision
To create a network in which children and families can
find the support and protection they need.
Using resources available in the community to
strengthen family unity.
Provide services and guidance to those in need.

3. Who the agency provides services
for.
 The primary target of the agency are children.
 Families of children who are deemed to be in any form
of need, receive services which in turn protect the
children.
 The agency creates the contact for clients in order for
them to comply with Court orders.

4. The Agency
 Fresno County Social Services
 Fresno County is the largest county in the San Joaquin
Valley as far as population.
 The number of families that are involved with Fresno
County Social Services is far greater than it is in other
counties in the region.

5. Agency Structure
Director
Administration Adult
Services
CalWORKS/Welfare
to Work
Child
Welfare
Services
Medi-Cal and
Food Stamps

6. Specific Unit
 Adoption/Assessment
 Primary goal is to find an appropriate placement for
children and teens who’s parents were unable to meet
the requirements mandated by the Court in order to
maintain custody of the children.

7. Available Options for Placement
 Planned Permanent Living Arrangement.
 Foster Care
 Adoption
 Legal Guardianship
 Relative Guardianship
 Non-relative Guardianship.

8. Population Which the Agency
Provides Services For
 Children who are victims of
 Physical Abuse
 Sexual Abuse
 Neglect
 Abandonment
 Prenatal Drug Exposure
 Caretaker Absence/ Incapacitated