Celia Center, Inc.

Celia Center, Inc. A National Foster Care & Adoption non-profit organization based in Los Angeles. Its purpose is to cherish and support the American family.

A place to find Support Groups, Continuing Education, and Community for all members of the Adoption Constellation and Professionals too! The Celia Center will nurture and support families by providing affordable mental health services to all members of the foster-adoption constellation in order to keep families strong, connected, and whole again. They want to ensure that any first parent, child or

parent in an adoptive or foster home receive the proper Mental Health Services in order to develop strong healthy families of all socio-economic status and to preserve the sanctity of the American Family for future generations. Celia Center addresses the critical needs of the Foster Care / Adoption community in Los Angeles and the United States. Its purpose is to educate, inform and provide resources and valuable services to this community which right now numbers over 423,000 children nationwide.

05/04/2026

May is Foster Care Awareness Month 💙

As the founder of Celia Center, this mission is deeply personal to me. I’ve seen firsthand how the foster care system can shape a child’s sense of safety, identity, and belonging for better or worse.

Right now, we have an opportunity to create meaningful change.

AB 1018, introduced in the California State Assembly by is a critical step toward increasing foster care payments ensuring that caregivers have the resources they need to provide stability, consistency, and care for the children who depend on them.

This isn’t just about funding.
It’s about dignity.
It’s about making sure children in foster care are not placed in environments where scarcity adds to their trauma.

When we invest in caregivers, we invest in healing.

We invest in better outcomes for children who deserve every opportunity to thrive not just survive.

I’m asking you to take a moment today:
👉 Contact your legislator
👉 Advocate for AB 1018
👉 Be a voice for children who often go unheard

Your voice matters.
Your action matters.
Together, we can build a system that truly supports foster youth and the families who care for them.

May is Foster Care Awareness Month 💙 Read our newsletter from founder There are thousands of children right now carrying...
05/04/2026

May is Foster Care Awareness Month 💙 Read our newsletter from founder

There are thousands of children right now carrying stories that deserve to be heard, not silenced. Stories of resilience. Of survival. Of strength beyond their years.
Healing begins when we create spaces where children feel safe, valued, and loved.

Because one caring adult can change the entire trajectory of a child’s life.

https://mailchi.mp/celiacenter.org/newslettermay2026

04/16/2026

✨ Adoption Constellation Support Group Tonight ✨

If you are part of the adoption constellation, adoptee, birth parent, adoptive parent, or kinship caregiver you are not alone.

Join us tonight from 7–9 PM for Celia Center’s Adopt Salon Support Group, a space to be seen, heard, and supported. 💛

This is a place where your story matters.
A place to share, reflect, and connect with others who truly understand the complexities of adoption...grief, love, identity, and everything in between.

Whether you feel like talking or simply listening, you are welcome exactly as you are.

🕊️ Date: Tonight
🕖 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM
📍 Where: Celia Center office
3863 Grand View Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90066

Come as you are. Leave feeling less alone.

🔗 Link in bio to join

Tomorrow night: January 8th 7-9pm ADULT ADOPTEE SUPPORT GROUP IN PERSON. Join us! 3863 Grand View Blvd, Los Angeles, CA ...
01/07/2026

Tomorrow night: January 8th 7-9pm ADULT ADOPTEE SUPPORT GROUP IN PERSON.

Join us! 3863 Grand View Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066

We create a safe place, to give and receive social and emotional support that focuses on the hope and healing found in connecting ALL ADOPTEES ONLY within the constellation.

Join us to share stories, thoughts, feelings, and ideas for best practices, receive psycho-education, process grief and loss, and build strong bonds and connections.

RSVP on the Mighty Network: https://celia-center-adoption-constellation.mn.co/posts/92206961?utm_source=manual

The group is facilitated by Adoptions/Foster Care Coach and Adult Adoptee Lauri Greenberg.

Lauri Greenberg: My journey to becoming a therapist is shaped by a wealth of lived experience. As an adoptee raised in a family where I didn’t always see myself reflected, I developed a unique ability to observe, understand, and connect with others. This experience of navigating identity and belonging has given me deep empathy, and I bring that perspective into my work with clients.

💛 Thank You & Happy New Year, Celia Center Community 💛As we step into this new year, we want to pause and say thank you ...
01/05/2026

💛 Thank You & Happy New Year, Celia Center Community 💛

As we step into this new year, we want to pause and say thank you to every adoptee, foster youth, family of origin, caregiver, clinician, artist, volunteer, and supporter who makes the Celia Center what it is.

You show up with courage.
You show up with honesty.
You show up with hearts open to healing, connection, and growth.

Because of you, Celia Center remains a place where stories are honored, feelings are welcomed, and no one has to heal alone. Your presence, generosity, and belief in community-centered healing continue to light the way forward.

✨ Happy New Year ✨
May this year bring moments of peace, meaningful connection, laughter, restoration, and hope. We are so grateful to walk alongside you in the year ahead.

With deep appreciation and love,
The Celia Center Team 💛

12/22/2025

Happy holidays to our community and those who are new to our community!
❤️🕎🎄🤗🥳
Our newsletter is live! View LinkTree in bio
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Read about what's coming in 2026 how we support the adoption in foster care constellation and how you can be part of the healing!
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Our mentoring event this past Saturday was a beautiful success! 🎉 Foster and adopted youth and adults came together in a...
12/04/2025

Our mentoring event this past Saturday was a beautiful success!
🎉 Foster and adopted youth and adults came together in a safe, encouraging space to share stories, ask hard questions, and feel truly seen and supported.

One of the highlights of the day was creating puzzle-piece identity art a hands-on activity that helped us explore who we are while experiencing a much-needed dose of genetic mirroring. Seeing our pieces come together reminded everyone that identity is shaped not only by where we come from, but also by the community that surrounds us.

The room was filled with connection, laughter, and powerful conversations about foster care, adoption, belonging, and healing. Many participants shared that they left feeling more hopeful, grounded, and less alone.

Thank you to our incredible mentors, volunteers, and community for showing up with such open hearts we’re already looking forward to the next one called Mentor-ooney. :0))))) 💛


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3863 Grand View Boulevard
Laguna Beach, CA
90066

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm

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