Knowledge: foster parents
See Also:
- home → family → adoption
- home → family → foster care
- society → issues → children, youth and family → parents' rights
- society → issues → children, youth and family → service organizations
- society → philanthropy → organizations → child welfare
Links
- Lifting the Veil: Child Welfare, Foster Care, Juvenile Justice
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5401/index.html - A comprehensive look at the Child Protective Services, Foster Care, and Juvenile Justice systems. Testimony, studies, and reform efforts are examined.
- NECCO
http://www.necco.org/ - A learning organization committed to the continuous development of its employees in order to provide optimal care for our foster children, and a solid support network for our foster families.
- Real Facts About Foster Care
http://robtshepherd.tripod.com/medinaerth.html - Are agencies undercutting those entrusted to care for our most vulnerable? Parenting is work, and deserves society's support and undergirding.
- Is Foster Parenting For You?
http://www.princetonol.com/family/parenting101/foster1.html - Article by Jeffrey Silla, an experienced foster parent, shares experiences and encouragement for those who are considering the experience of foster parenting.
- There is No Such Thing as Too Attached
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/child_welfare/20967 - Suite101.com - A personal essay about the attachments formed as a foster parent.
- The Foster/Adopt Experience
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/child_welfare/20318 - Suite101.com - A description of the process involved in being a foster and/or adoptive parent.
- Staying with Grandma
http://www.4children.org/news/7-97grnd.htm - The challenges faced by relative caregivers; grandparents caring for foster children. Published by Action Alliance for Children.
- Foster Parenting - Getting Started
http://adoption.about.com/cs/adoptstart/ - If you are just starting out in your quest to become a foster parent, there are some available links to nationwide fostering agencies.
- Fostering New Zealand Style
http://nzfostering.netfirms.com/ - Foster care information with links for over 200 resources. Advocacy, Legal, Medical, Behavioural, ADHD, and RAD aspects are covered.
- Fostering Love
http://fosteringlove.tripod.com/ - Patterns to sew for foster children and agencies. Hats, duffel bags, bandanas are a few of the patterns here.
- Kids in Care
http://kidsincare.tripod.com/ - Australian site helping parents, caregivers, and foster parents with ideas, forums, recipes, and information.
- FosterParenting.com
http://www.fosterparenting.com/ - American site with information on becoming a foster parent, general child care information, and special instructions for foser parents. Includes a support area with a chat room, message boards, and e-pals.
- Foster and Kinship Care Education
http://www.fkce.net/ - Provides training, support, licensing and independent living skills classes for foster parents and others caring for children in out-of-home placements. Site includes information about services, news and contact details.
- Canadian Foster Parent
http://home.ica.net/~sharyn/ - A resource guide for foster parents to access information and to network with other caregivers around the world. Find links to chat with other caregivers and become a member of a fostercare listserv.
- Casey Family Programs
http://www.casey.org/ - Source of information, technical assistance, written materials and referrals to both resource families and child welfare professionals who work with them.
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