(805) 884-0012

(805) 884-0177 - fax

CEO

Meichelle Arntz

(805) 884-0012   

meichelle@angelssb.com 

 

Director Of Operations

Jennifer Mills, LCSW

(805) 264-4470

jennifer@angelssb.com 

 

Lead Social Worker

Stacy Peterson, LCSW

(805) 884-0012 stacy@angelssb.com 

 

Social Worker

Betsy Nickels, MA, EdM

(805) 884-0012 betsy@angelssb.com 

 

Office Administrator

Grant Writer

Ellen Dameron

(805) 884-0012

ellen@angelssb.com 

 

 

 

Happy June! The summer season is upon us once again, reminding us of how fortunate we are to call the Central Coast home.

 

It was with glorious weather that our Angels' community came together on May 18 to observe National Foster Care Awareness month and honor Angels' families who are positively impacting the lives of precious little ones every day.

 

With over 120 people in attendance, Angels' families and friends, our picnic area at Stow Grove Park sparkled with the energy (until the kids conked out), enthusiasm (it is contagious; we were able to welcome some guests interested in finding out more about Angels), and good will (from our caring families to the generous Kiwanis of the South County BBQ team)!

As I gazed out at one point during the festivities, I was struck by the enormous amount of joy and well being that surrounded our gathering.

 

The enormity of what the Angels community does and is able to do is incredible and inspiring. How wonderful it is to share with so many amazing people the vision of providing every child with a secure, loving and compassionate family!

 

 

 

 

In gratitude,

Jennifer L. Mills, MSW, LCSW

  

Newly Certified Families - welcome to David & Stacy of South Santa Barbara County.

 

New Placements: thank you to Deb & Steve of North Santa Barbara County for accepting placement of an infant girl last week.

 

Recent Adoptions: Congratulations to Josh and Jenna of South Santa Barbara County for their adoption of Dominic!

 

Thank you to our amazing foster families for opening their homes to Angels children!

Emily & Sean of 

South Santa Barbara County

Angels is very appreciative of the many months you have worked as foster parents, and the love and support you have given your Angels child! 

Tackling Tough Adoption Talks Webinar

Tuesday, July 8 at 5pm (PST)

Are you an adoptive Angels parent seeking information about how to speak with your child about their adoption? If so, you may want to join this live webinar hosted by Adoption Learning Partners.

 

You know talking about adoption is important -- but sometimes life isn't that agreeable. A complicated story, a lack of facts or information that's hard to share with your child can make talking about adoption really tough.

 

Join Jayne Schooler as she discusses how to tackle tough talks when:

• Kids don't want to talk
• Siblings have different stories and different amounts of information
• You don't have enough information to answer questions
• You have biological kids AND adopted kids

Their expert will be joined by Carmen Knight, an adult adopted person. Carmen will give real life example of how her parents incorporated adoption into her life - even when it wasn't an easy task. Cost: $15. Register here.

 

We have many useful books on parenting in our South County office library. Please stop by to browse our resources or contact your social worker if you would like us to select a book for you on a specific topic.