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Helping Dads and Foster Kids Find Forever Families

Extraordinary Families' mission is to help children and youth in foster care to have the childhoods and futures they rightfully deserve.

Extraordinary Families is a leading foster and adoption agency in Los Angeles County dedicated to improving the daily lives and long-term outcomes of children in foster care.

A recognized leader in supporting the LGBTQ community, we recruit, train, and provide ongoing support to foster parents, who play an unparalleled role in providing stability and nurturing care to children until it’s safe for them to return to their family or by becoming their forever family through adoption.

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“A vision that every child, youth, and family in child welfare will have the ability to achieve their hopes, fulfill their dreams and thrive.”

Extraordinary Families

Our Services

Foster Care Services: Recruit and train parents to foster a child.
Foster-Adopt: Join foster children and families through adoption.
UP4Youth: Support former foster youth as they transition into adulthood.
Policy and Advocacy: Advocate for child-centered policies.

Where We Work

California, specifically Los Angeles County

About Our People

Meet Our Key People

Meet the experts behind Extraordinary Families! These individuals work tirelessly to give children a better life and assist intended parents in fulfilling their dream. Extraordinary Families has a longstanding commitment to helping the LGBTQ community and continues to prove their compassion for everybody.

Barnaby Murff

CEO

Barnaby Murff leads Extraordinary Families with more than 25 years’ experience in social and economic justice work. Her expertise guiding institutional advancement for LA-based nonprofits, such as The Music Center, The Colburn School, LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, and the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust lends a holistic understanding to the complex challenges facing underserved communities. Her unique experience helping mothers welcome children into their families as a birth doula offers insight into the multifaceted needs of all families.

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Our Offices

Los Angeles

221 N.Ardmore Ave
Los Angeles, CA
90004

Phone: 213-365-2900

Web: https://www.extraordinaryfamilies.org/