OFCO Services
Services for Youth
Foster Youth Bill of Rights
We provide free publications about the Foster Youth Bill of Rights to make sure you know your rights in foster care and can advocate for yourself.
File a Youth Complaint
We solve problems and complaints about foster youth rights violations and your care, placement, and services.
Request a Verification Letter
We provide former foster youth in California with Dependency Letters (also called Verification Letters or Ward of the Court Letters).
Take the Foster Youth Survey
We collect data about your experience in foster care to help make recommendations to improve the foster care system.
Services for Parents, Caregivers, and Providers
Foster Youth Bill of Rights
We provide free publications about the Foster Youth Bill of Rights so you know about the rights of youth in foster care and can uphold them.
File a General Complaint
We solve problems and complaints about foster youth rights violations and the care, placement, and services of youth in foster care.
Request an OFCO Training
We provide trainings on the services provided by our office, the Foster Youth Bill of Rights, and the reasonable and prudent parent standards.
Complaint Resource List
If you have a complaint that is not about a foster youth’s care, placement, services, or rights, we can direct you to the correct place.
The California Office of the Foster Care Ombudsperson is dedicated to serving
foster youth in California by investigating and resolving complaints
about foster youth rights, care, placement, and services.
1-877-846-1602
fosteryouthhelp@dss.ca.gov
www.fosteryouthhelp.ca.gov
The law that governs the OFCO is Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) 16164.
