Capital Adoptive Families Alliance

Capital Adoptive Families Alliance (CAFA) is a non-profit organization that is professionally run by parents. We were formed in 2009 by two parents that were social workers who needed support raising their adopted children.

Since this time, we have learned a lot about what our families need. There is a common assumption that once a child is adopted or placed in permanent homes everyone in the new family lives "happily ever after." In reality, there is no adoption without trauma. Often there is an increase in stress, grief and loss after a child is adopted. An estimated 9-11% of children wind up back in the system as their adoptions are dissolved. The outcomes for these children are grim. At CAFA we aim to support all adoptive families to prevent this situation. Because 100% of our employees, volunteers and board of directors are touched by adoption in some way, we truly understand the needs of our families.

Since its inception, CAFA has grown to support hundreds of families in the greater Sacramento area. We provide respite, support groups, trainings and community support with the intention of keeping adoptive families together in an environment where everyone thrives.