Resources and Support

Resources and Support Links

• What Every Foster Parent Needs to Know New York State Citizens' Coalition for Children provides this checklist to foster parents as reminder of information they should have prior to a child being placed in their home.
  
• Youth in crisis, offering practical advice and parential solutions. Troubled teens referral site, seeks to assist parents who are searching to find solutions to stop abuse, addiction, drugs, violence, suicide ideation, and chaos in the family.
  
• Becoming foster parents An informative web site designed to offer insite to someone with an interest in becoming a foster parent. Article well written and precisely to the point.
  
• Kuddle Kids Korner Find information and resources on attachment and bonding, parenting foster, adoptive and biological children.
  
• Foster Care Resource Guide A manual designed to assist teachers and other adults interacting with children who are in foster care.
  
• Foster Parents CARE Dedicated to promoting the safety, enrichment and success of all children worldwide. Foster children and adoptive children have a special place and the goal is to provide as much information and assistance as possible to help children and their guardians locate the resources they need to ensure every child's success.
  
• Edmonton Foster and Family Support We offer news, information, resources, links, discussions, and opportunities to connect foster, adoptive and community families from Alberta, Canada.
  
• Child Abuse, Foster Parenting, Foster Care-All About Emil All about foster parenting and the fun things that go with it. Original articles, stories, jokes, etc. from a social worker with expertise and humor.
  
• Parenting Consultation Services A resource for parents and foster parents and those who want to help preserve family values.
  
• Better Endings New Beginnings Resources and support services for families and professionals who care about and for adoption, FAS, FAE, foster care, allegations, kinship care and other issues surrounding high risk young people.
  
• Foster Parenting Resources Resources for foster parents and those seeking to become foster parents provided by About.com.
  
• Citizen Advocates for Foster Children's Rights A nonprofit organization dedicated to helping foster children. Find resources, online newsletters, a message board and foster parenting information.
  
• Foster Parent Community Articles, external links on foster parenting and online discussions with professionals in the field of caring for children.
  
• Foster Parenting Heartnet This Life book format is designed to use with your foster or adoptive child. There are also forms available for accurate record keeping.
  
• FosterLove A foster and adoptive parent community, featuring parenting advice and links. With information on agency, daycare, counseling and school issues.
  
• Foster Parent Allegations Allegations occur daily across the country, yet no one tells you what you will encounter when you are accused.
  
• Foster Care Children Dedicated to serving the needs of all foster care children and their families through a communication platform to promote better care and systems for our foster care system.
  
• Foster Parents News Information for foster parents, difficult behavior problems, articles, application questions, forms, links, helps, manual, regulations, connect with other foster parents - Ken & Chris Nolan, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
  
• Foster parenting guide Foster parenting guide: discusses common pitfalls experienced by new foster parents in welcoming a child into their home for the first time.
  
• Foster Care Agency Contains a large amount of information for foster parents and those who work with foster children.
  
• Foster Parent Adoption: What Professionals Should Know The National Adoption Information Clearinghouse is a comprehensive resource on all aspects of adoption, including infant, intercountry, and special needs adoption.
  
• Foster Care Resources Articles, agencies, organizations and websites to find help for and information about foster care, foster parenting and related issues.
  
• Connect For Kids Provides a number of parenting resources and foster care links with resources and services for foster parents.
  
• Foster Parents Legal Solutions Presenting a pre paid legal plan for foster parents. Affordable coverage offering equal access to legal representation to foster parents all across America.
  
• Foster Care Software FosterCare PRO '99 software is designed to help you keep a complete, and accurate daily journal of your foster care home activities, as well as medical, educational and other vital child placement information.
  
• For Children's Sake Foster Care and Adoption A private, non-profit, Christian-based Child Placing Agency that provides foster care and adoption
  
• American Foster Care Resources Provides informational and educational resources for and about family foster care.
  
• Gayparenting Magazine - Foster and Adoption Resources Resource for lesbians and gay men who are, or wish to be parents.
  
• Foster Parents Community Comprehensive web site. Has helpful chat line for foster parents to talk to one another, ask questions, get advice from seasoned experienced foster parents.