LILLIPUT CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Mission
Lilliput's mission is simple, yet powerful: Lilliput exists to ensure every child has the opportunity to be part of a safe, nurturing, lifelong family.
Lilliput Families is a leading provider of foster, adoption and kinship services in California, working in partnership with multiple county child welfare departments. We work tirelessly to reduce the length of time a child spends in foster care before reconnecting safely with a family of their own. One child, one family at a time we are changing the future.
Notes from the nonprofit
We appreciate your interest in learning more about Lilliput Families and the importance of our work with children, youth and families. Your investment in Lilliput means that, together, we are changing the future for the better.
As an organization, we are strongly committed to stepping up and standing in the gap for children and families. We welcome you to become a champion for kids alongside us.
Please reach out to me directly if you would like more information about how you can get involved in our cause. Karen Alvord, CEO, 916-923-5444.
Ruling year
1979
CEO
Karen Alvord
Main address
8391 Auburn Blvd
Citrus Heights, CA 95610 USA
EIN
94-2614102
NTEE code
Adoption (P31)
Foster Care (P32)
Counseling Support Groups (F60)
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Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Kinship Support Services Program
Through our Kinship Support Services Program, we support grandparents and other relatives who are unexpectedly raising a family member’s child. This ensures that the children are safe and do not enter non-relative foster care instead remaining connected to their extended families, their culture and their community. Our program offers a multitude of services including:
in-home support
counseling
support groups
respite
advocacy
information & referrals
assistance with basic needs
legal referrals
guardianship & adoption assistance
family activities
childcare
mentoring
children's recreation
tutoring & homework help
A special thanks to the Sundt Foundation, Soroptimist International of Metropolitan Sacramento, Soroptimist International of Cameron Park, Sacramento County Children's Coalition and the Family Connections Discretionary Grant for their recent funding for KSSP.
Foster Care Program
Fostering a child at Lilliput is simply a stepping stone in the adoption process. We only place foster children into the homes of families who will follow a concurrent plan of attempting reunification with birth parents while also preparing for adoption if reunification attempts fail. Lilliput also specializes in training parents to take on the special needs of children who have been in foster care. Last fiscal year, we placed over 90 foster children into permanent homes.
Adoption Program
Our adoption program is designed to find permanent homes for children that have been taken away from their birth parents and are wards of the state. We also assist the local counties with finalizing adoptions for children that they have placed with families.
Post-Adoption Program
We provide support to all adoptive families, whether they adopted through Lilliput or elsewhere. Some families find that they need our services immediately after adopting, while others might have needs that arise months or even years later. Adoption is a life-long process and we are committed to adoptive families for the duration.
Clinical Services Program
Intensive family-based and attachment-focused mental health services for foster, adopted and kinship children and their families.
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Login and updateAwards
Operation Protect and Defend’s Robert T. Matsui Award - presented to Executive Director, Karen Alvord, in recognition of Karen’s excellence in citizenship and the work of Lilliput Children's Services 2009
American Bar Association
Foster Care Month (Capitol Kick Off Recognition) - The Sacramento Kinship Support Services Team of Lilliput Children’s Services and Sacramento County DHHS was one of four statewide public/private partnerships that were recognized for their efforts at helping to usher in child welfare reform across the state. 2008
California Department of Health & Human Services
Jan Stohr Executive Leadership Award - presented to Executive Director, Karen Alvord recognizing her as the region’s “best of the best” Executive Director. 2010
Nonprofit Resource Center
Adoption Excellence Award - recognizing our contributions in the development and implementation of strategies that have achieved a significant decrease in the average length of stay in foster care. 2011
The Children's Bureau/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Angel in Adoption - presented to Karen Alvord, Executive Director 2011
Congresswoman Doris Matsui
Affiliations & memberships
Combined Federal Campaign 2014
Independent Charities of America 2014
North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC) 2014
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Increased safety, permanency and well-being for children and youth in or at risk of entering foster care.
Minimize the number of moves and length of time children spend in foster care before exiting to reunification, kinship care or adoption.
Assure that all children are connected to a safe and stable family that claims them as their own.
Stronger communities by strengthening families.
Changing the future by addressing the needs of at-risk children and youth.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Foster organizational health and build appropriate infrastructure to deliver services with excellence and integrity.
Development of a highly skilled, competent and professional team.
Engagement of extended family members for children who are entering foster care to increase family placement opportunities.
Support to kinship caregivers and the youth the are caring for.
Recruitment of resource families who are willing to support children through the foster care process and/or provide permanency through adoption when reunification with birth family is not possible.
Provision of evidence-informed and trauma based services.
Collect stakeholder feedback and monitor progress in meeting our goals so that we can continually improve in our effectiveness.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Lilliput is nationally accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA).
The board and senior management team are highly committed to building appropriate infrastructure and maintaining a fiscally strong organization. Our senior leaders are experts in their designated fields with credentials and decades of experience.
Over the past several decades, Lilliput has demonstrated our capacity to build and sustain strong, collaborative partnerships with the public sector and other community based organizations. We are engaged in activities that promote thought leadership, innovation and continuous practice and policy improvement to serve the most vulnerable children and families in California.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In the past year, Lilliput accomplished the following:
Internal customer service ratings above 85% in all departments.
External customer service ratings over 95%.
762 completed adoptions from foster care.
Over $250,000 generated through fundraising.
End-of-year financial performance resulted in a positive net asset increase of $420,977.
We are working on improving:
Timeliness to complete adoption home studies in under 6 months.
Reduce vacancy time of open staff positions.
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Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
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