About
We are Golden State
Golden State Family Services (GSFS) initially opened as a 501(c)(3) Foster Family Agency in Redding, CA, in 1996. The agency expanded opening its first office in the Central Valley in Visalia, CA, on April 1, 1997, headed by Executive Director/CEO, Micki Prins.
Throughout our years of operation in the Central Valley, Golden State Family Services has established themselves as a reliable agency dedicated to providing quality services to children in need. Golden State Family Services has foster homes throughout the Central Valley, servicing multiple counties within the state of California with offices located in Fresno and Tulare.
Mission Statement
A non-profit agency dedicated to support foster and former foster youth
through scholarships and gift-based financial assistance that remove barriers to
education, promote stability and create pathways to long term success.










