Adopt Commendations for honorees of Family Reunification Day for their success in reuniting families and providing support to help parents overcome challenges to reunite with their children. (Social Services Agency)

County of Santa Clara Social Services Agency 128274 DATE: April 28, 2026 TO: Board of Supervisors FROM: Daniel Little, Director, Social Services Agency Wendy Kinnear, Director, Dept of Family and Children's Services SUBJECT: Family Reunification Day Commendations RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt Commendations for honorees of Family Reunification Day for their success in reuniting families and providing support to help parents overcome challenges to reunite with their children. (Social Services Agency) FISCAL IMPLICATIONS There are no fiscal implications associated with receiving this report. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION AND BACKGROUND The Social Services Agency (SSA), Department of Family and Children’s Services (DFCS) honors remarkable families who overcame hardships to reunify with their children and through the process created stronger and healthier families. Family Reunification Day celebrates families and communities by coming together to raise awareness about the importance of reunification for children and families in the County’s child welfare system. Strategies for reunification include building on family strengths, family engagement, maintaining family and cultural connections,...

COMMENDATION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING SANTA CLARA COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY FAMILY UNIFICATION PROGRAM TEAM WHEREAS, for children in foster care, reunification with their families is the preferred outcome and best option for a permanent and loving home; WHEREAS, all children need the care, love, security and stability of family unity, including parents, siblings, grandparents, and other extended family members to provide a solid foundation for personal growth, development, and maturity; WHEREAS, reunification takes work, commitment, and the investment of time and resources by parents, family members, social workers, resource families, service providers, attorneys, courts, and the community; WHEREAS, 2010 marked the first National Reunification Day designated to celebrate families and communities coming together, to acknowledge the hard work it takes to reunify a family, and to raise awareness about the importance of family reunification to children in foster care; WHEREAS, Santa Clara County is recognizing Family Reunification Day on Friday, May 29, 2026, to acknowledge the unique efforts of our local families and...