About EA
Since 1981, EA Family Services has partnered with communities, families, and public agencies to support children, youth, and young adults facing complex challenges. Through a range of programs and services in collaboration with community partners and public agencies, we work to strengthen relationships, create opportunities, and help California youth and families build stable and healthy futures.
EA was founded by Patricia and Daniel Dorris, and Dr. Roddy Mac in Quincy, CA. Although the original plan called only for a six-bed group home, when we began to see the deficit of quality placement options, especially in rural areas, we expanded to meet that need.
After opening more group homes in northern California, the decision was made to use our unique philosophy to develop a foster care program. Despite substantial growth over the years, our core philosophy of empowering caregivers to provide the continuity and structure that children and young adults need, can be found running through every program we offer.
Although our continued success has allowed us to expand our team, we’re proud that many of our employees have been with us nearly since the beginning. We recognize the rarity of this (especially in a nonprofit), and we look forward to continuing to improve the lives of children and young adults placed in our care.
Our mission
is to support individuals and families in cultivating positive relationships and lifelong connections.
Our vision
is to be the agency of choice and trusted partner to support healthy relationships and create opportunities through a community-focused company built on the strengths and dedication of its people.
Our philosophy
At EA Family Services, we take an innovative approach in working with families, children, and placement agencies. Our agency blends Systems Theory and behavioral management practices into a persons-centered treatment environment.
Our philosophy recognizes the foster parent and direct care staff are not only the principal caregiver, but also the primary change agent in the child's life. Our focus on strengthening the bond between foster parent and/or the direct care staff and the child has four main components: unobtrusive assessment, joint ownership of cases, decentralized management, and persons-centered treatment.
Our decentralized management model, and the fact that our social workers share responsibility for all our cases, helps to set us apart from others within our industry.
We believe this element helps to avoid undermining the authority of the foster parents or caregivers, as well as allowing assistance (if needed) to be given by any of our qualified staff. Social workers freely explore solutions to childcare needs with foster parents and placement workers without interference from management, which guarantees they feel supported and independent. As a result, they’re better equipped to provide quality service, which in turn ensures the best possible care.
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