New Placement Support
Welcome Home Kits, essential supplies, and immediate practical help when a child arrives in a new home.
For Social Workers & Case Managers
Refer a Family
When we launch, we'll be able to mobilize volunteers and donated goods to support families on your caseload. Submit referrals now to be among the first families we serve.
Ventura & Los Angeles Counties
Becoming Kin is launching Summer 2026. Submit referrals now and we'll reach out as we activate. Hogan Wagner will review every referral personally.
For Case Managers
You're doing more with less every day.
Case managers and social workers carry enormous caseloads, often with very few practical resources to offer families beyond the system itself. When you know a family needs a meal, a birthday celebration, or a welcome kit for a new placement — you shouldn't have to figure out how to make that happen alone.
Becoming Kin will be the resource you can call. We'll do the coordinating. You just make the referral.
Tell us what's needed
What We'll Provide
Tell us what a family needs.
Choose the closest category. If nothing fits, make a custom request.
Celebrations
Birthday boxes, Finalization Day gatherings, holiday gifts. Moments that make a family feel like a family.
Meal Support
Meal trains for families going through hard stretches — new placements, medical appointments, family transitions.
School Readiness
Back-to-school supplies, school uniforms, backpacks. So kids arrive ready.
Community Connection
Family Day Out events and community gatherings that help families connect with support outside the system.
Custom Requests
Something specific that doesn't fit a category? Tell us. We'll see what we can do.
How It Will Work
The referral process.
One form starts a human process. We stay accountable through every step.
1
Submit a referral
Share what a family needs. You don't need to provide identifying information at this stage.
2
We review it
Hogan will review every referral personally. We'll reach out to confirm details and timeline.
3
We coordinate
We'll match the referral to a volunteer who can meet the need and handle the logistics.
4
The family is supported
The volunteer delivers the support. We follow up and stay available for next steps.
Questions From Case Managers
Common questions.
What happens after I submit a referral?
Right now, during our founding phase, we're collecting referrals to begin work with as soon as we activate (expected Summer 2026). You'll receive a personal response from Hogan confirming we've received it.
Is the referral confidential?
Yes. We'll never share identifying information about a family without explicit consent. Volunteers are given only the information they need to complete a specific project.
What can Becoming Kin provide that other organizations can't?
We're built specifically for the practical, everyday needs that fall through the cracks: celebrations, meals, supply drives, welcome kits. We're not a crisis service — we're a community support layer.
Can families self-refer?
Not directly. Our model is built on case manager referrals because we want to make sure every project is coordinated with someone who knows the family's situation.
How are partner businesses recognized?
We publicly recognize our founding business partners on our website. Their donations are acknowledged at every event and in our communications.
Need a quick answer?
Talk it through with Hogan.
You don't have to solve the request before reaching out. Start with what you know.