La Cuna

Dale Stein, Lead Partner

“As we enter our third year of partnership with San Diego Social Venture Partners, I feel incredibly blessed by the myriad of support we have received from SDSVP members in terms of executive mentoring, infrastructure support, emergency assistance to our families, legal advocacy, board development, strategic planning, fund-raising, community awareness-raising, marketing assistance, event planning, and much more. On behalf of our little ones: Thank you!!”
Rachel Humphreys, Founder and Executive Director

La Cuna, Spanish for “cradle,” was licensed in May of 2005 as San Diego’s first foster family agency dedicated specifically to both the birth-to-five year old population and the Latino community. The mission of La Cuna is to ensure that Latino foster infants and toddlers grow up safe, happy, and healthy, and to develop best practices that improve the lives of Latino children in foster care both locally and nationwide.

With the help of SDSVP, La Cuna developed a plan to drive their efforts and outcomes; utilized information technology resources to improve efficiency; and brought leadership and a working board together to support the mission within a larger system. SDSVP’s support allowed La Cuna’s social-service-oriented staff to focus attention in their areas of expertise effectively.

La Cuna is finding answers to some of foster care’s toughest issues. Every dollar spent on La Cuna children saves millions of dollars down the road, as they help through prevention and early intervention efforts.