The Bay Area Academy has a county-specific contract with San Francisco Human Services Agency to provide PRIDE training to all new resource families in San Francisco. This training is a 9-week introduction training that is mandatory for all new families caring for San Francisco children who are placed out of their homes. This training follows the principles of Family to Family that recommends the placement of children be with family and in their communities of origin.

For further information on the San Francisco Foster Parent Training Program, please contact Elizabeth Domingos-Shepard.