Child Welfare Services

Welcome to Napa County’s Child Welfare Services Site!

Child Welfare’s primary goal is to prevent or remedy neglect, abuse, or exploitation of children while preserving, rehabilitating, or reuniting families. Another major responsibility is to assure adequate care of children who are in "Out-of-Home" placement, i.e. foster children. 

Child Welfare Services programs include: 

  • Adoption Services
  • Assessment Team
  • Family Maintenance
  • Family Preservation
  • Family Reunification
  • Permanent Placement
  • Emergency Response

News / Updates

Resource Family Approval (RFA) has been implemented as of January 1, 2017. For more information contact the RFA unit at 707-253-4761 or visit our page on "How to Become a Resource Parent."

Child Welfare Services

Child Welfare Services

Parenting Tools

Parenting Tools

Mandated Reporter

Mandated Reporter

Ways to Help

Ways to Help

Report Abuse

Report Child Abuse

Community Resources

Community Resources

Resource Parent

How to Become a Resource Parent

Training Calendar

Training Calendar

County Information

County Information

Quality Parenting

Quality Parenting Initiative

Child & Family Services Review

Child Welfare Services has completed its County Self Assessment And System Improvement Plan for 2013! Download all of our Child and Family Services Review (PDF) documentation.