We Are Leaders in the Field!
A few of the many awards our team has received, both individually and as a group.

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Laura Heintz, CEO 

- Congratulations to our CEO Laura Heintz who has been honored as one of Sacramento Business Journal’s “2019 Women Who Mean Business” winners from the Sacramento Business Journal! Read the Article >> 

- Our CEO selected for Sacramento Kings / Walmart Community Playmaker Award. Read the Article >> 

Jovina Neves, CFO

Sacramento Business Journal CFO of the Year, nonprofit winner: Jovina Neves Read the Article >> 

Ebony Chambers, Chief of Family & Youth Partnership

Ebony selected as one of Sacramento’s 2022 Top 25 Black ChangeMakers presented by The Sacramento Bee’s Equity Lab and Nehemiah Emerging Leaders Program. Read the article >>

Gibrán Méndez, Director of Quality Improvement 

Gibrán was selected as one of the #40under40 honorees for 2022 by the Sacramento Business Journal. Read the article >>

Destination Family

Our Destination Family program was nominated and selected to receive a Children’s Bureau 2021 Adoption Excellence Award in the category Child Welfare/Judicial Systemic Change. The program is recognized for the extraordinary contributions made to supporting positive permanency outcomes for children in foster care. Read the article >>