b'FROM THE BOARD CHAIR AND2018EXECUTIVE DIRECTORDear Friends,In 2018, we celebrated 20 years of providing safe, loving and stable homes to infants and toddlers in foster care throughout San Diego County.Since placing our first baby in 1999, our method of care has never wavered: placing just one child or sibling set with each of our families, ensuring they receive the individualized attention they need and deserve.We are proud of our growth and achievementsnone of which would have been possible without our amazing families who foster.These incredible individuals commit to caring for a child until they are either reunified with their birth parent(s) or placed for adoption.Our model of care fully supports and enhances attachment and bonding between the child, birth parent and foster parent - leading to healthy physical, psychological and emotional development.Over the last two years, we increased our marketing and outreach efforts through social media, successfully driving a resurgence of interest in fostering throughout our county and thereby increasing the number of Angels applicant families.Inquiries by those interested in fostering increased by 44%, resulting in a 34% increase in attendees at our information sessions and a 28% increase in applications and 33% more families approved to foster than in 2017.The unfortunate news is that even with the increased interest we have seen, we turned away 123 children in 2018 because we didnt have enough homes available.Please help us spread the word by following us on social media and sharing our story with your friends and colleagues.We must continue to educate the community about the need for additional families to foster: infants and toddlers are depending on us.Highlighted in this annual report are financial results from fiscal year 2018 (January, 2018December, 2018).We are grateful to our contributors and friends who support our mission and believe in what we do.For more information, please visit our website at angelsfoster.org or email info@angelsfoster.org.With appreciation,Joy Singleton Jeff WiemannChair, Board of Directors Executive Director2 Former Foster Parent'