“Imagine the absolute pain and the trauma of losing your parents or being torn from your parents, and then losing your brothers and sisters on top of that. That’s no way to treat kids. Christian Bale co-founder of Together California, the organisation steering the development, is constructing 12 foster homes with the goal of keeping siblings in the foster care system together, ensuring they reside under one roof. Also there will be two studio flats to help children transition into independent living, and a 7,000 sq ft community centre. Photograph: JC Olivera/Rex/Shutterstock