Our Mission
To provide affordable case-management, legal and family services to at-risk families. We also bridge the gap between family-continuity and health when families engage with Family Court and the wider legal system. Through education, support and compassionate oversight, we assist parents in focusing on outcome-based, decision-making done in the best interest of their children in order to minimize child and family trauma.
Find hope in our wide array of services
New Beginnings Family Services delivers a comprehensive scope of prevention, early-intervention, intervention services, workshops, and assessments for the community. Our teaching and care teams include consultation with licensed attorneys, document-preparation with legal document-assistants, and assessment with mental and family health professionals that, together with our Case Managers, instruct and facilitate all of our classes and workshops.
NBFS SERVICES
Legal Education
We have workshops on the legal system, local rules and family court that enable parents to utilize tools to help them reach peaceful resolutions, without conflicts and disputes.
Mental Health Services
We educate parents on childhood adversity and how trauma impacts children and their families.
Parent Support Groups
We provide a safe space for parents to connect and share their experience with other peer-parents who have been involved in the judicial system.
Case Management
Process Service
General Consultation & Court Informative Coaching
Family Law & Parental Coaching
Divorce & Mediation
Expungement of criminal record:
In California, expungement is a form of post-conviction relief authorized by California Penal Code 1203.4 PC. It releases a person from all penalties and disabilities arising from a conviction
We prepare the petition, file and serve both agencies
support services for Dependency case:
Dependency case we provide case management and self-help legal services as needed. Oversight of case to ensure transparency
And referrals to other services needed
Youth Summer Camp
Self-Help Legal Services Family Law
Divorce
Note: We only provide document preparation; we do not provide legal advice
Child Custody
Paternity Cases
Child Support
Adoption Process
Guardianship
Our Services
- Wellbeing / Mental Health
- Awareness of the Legal Process
- Parenting Plans
- Individual Plans
- Coping and Parenting Skills Training
- Supervised Visitations
“Toxic stress response can occur when a child experiences strong, frequent, and/or prolonged adversity—such as physical or emotional abuse, neglect, caregiver substance abuse or mental illness, exposure to violence, and/or the accumulated burdens of family economic hardship—without adequate adult support. This kind of prolonged activation of the stress-response systems can disrupt the development of brain architecture and other organ systems, and increase the risk for stress-related disease and cognitive impairment, well into the adult years.”
― Nadine Burke Harris, The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity