Resources

REACH Tulare County provides a host of resources available to adoptive families. In addition to adoption support groups, an extensive lending library and a quarterly newsletter, families have access to support counseling, crisis intervention and case management services.

Community Resource Directory

REACH’s Adoption Services Resource Directory is a listing of support services for families who adopt through child welfare and other agencies. Our resource directory provides contacts for support groups, education…

Case Management

Adoption is more than a one-time event and the needs of adoptive families change over time. Master’s level adoption social workers offer case management services to help provide ongoing support…

Information and Referral

A REACH social worker, who understands the needs of adoptive families and the urgency in finding the needed services, will refer families to adoption-competent community service providers. The REACH social…

Lending Library

REACH offers an extensive collection of adoption related materials including books on adoptive parenting, talking with children and others about adoption, helping children adjust, and relative adoption. Additionally there are…

Therapeutic Behavior Services (TBS) and Tulare County Wraparound

Is your adoptive child exhibiting any of the following behaviors? Frequent running away Sexualized behavior Post-traumatic stress disorder Aggressive/assaultive behavior Oppositional/defiant behavior Self-injurious behavior One or more hospitalizations in a Mental Health facility Substance use disorder Fire starter Minor criminal…

Website Resources

REACH offers a collection of valuable websites that provide families education, support, and current adoption research. The websites are broken down by topic which include adoption book sites, adoption resources,…