up Foster CareThis category brings together those links that lead to resources, support and information about foster care and those involved.EntriesFoster Parents Community http://www.westworld.com/ Offers a chat line for foster parents to talk to one another, ask questions, get advice from seasoned experienced foster parents. Better Endings New Beginnings http://www.betterendings.org/ 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 Parent Community http://www.fosterparents.com/ High-quality, low-cost online training for foster/adoptive parents and social workers, articles, external links on foster parenting and online discussions with professionals in the field of caring for children. Foster Care Agency http://www.fostercareagency.org/ Includes a large amount of information for foster parents and those who work with foster children. A Family for ME http://www.afamilyforme.org/ A recruitment initiative whose goal is to find families for Maine children in state care. Fostering Information Line http://www.fostering.org.uk/ Provides advice on all aspects of fostering and the foster care of children within the UK. New York State Citizens' Coalition for Children http://www.nysccc.org/ Resources for adoptive and foster parents. Concept 7 http://www.concept7.org/ Provides foster and adoptive family support and treatment services for approximately 700 children in Southern California. Includes agency profile, contact details and upcoming events. American Foster Care Resources http://www.afcr.com/ Provides informational and educational resources for and about family foster care. Foster Parenting Resources http://adoption.about.com/parenting/adoption/msubfparent.htm?once=true& Resources for foster parents and those seeking to become foster parents provided by About.com. Connect For Kids http://www.connectforkids.org/taxonomy/term/317 Offering information, links to resources and services for foster parents, and conference information. Foster Care Resources http://www.vachss.com/help_text/foster_care.html Articles, agencies, organizations and websites to find help for and information about foster care, foster parenting and related issues. The Foster Care Council of Canada http://www.afterfostercare.ca/ Based in Ottawa, Ontario, this member supported organization offers support to people whose lives have been affected by the policies and procedures of the child welfare system. Kuddle Kids Korner http://kuddlekids.com/ Find information and resources on attachment and bonding, parenting foster, adoptive and biological children. SubcategoriesAgencies Listed here are agencies that offer licensing to foster parents. Both public and private agencies may be listed. This is to help offer quick referencing resources for Organizations This category is for organizations which seek to help those involved in foster care, whether they be foster parents, birth parents, foster children, Related categoriesDutch Adoption This category lists websites dealing with adoption and related issues. Adoption and Fostering Issues Foster care issues can include, but are not limited to, abuse, rights of foster parents and Parenting In a world of often forgotten children, there are the people who want to spend their life to remember them and bring them hope. This category on foster parenting brings together those links that lead Neigbour categoriesBabies Home and Family oriented websites for and about babies, baby parenting, etc. This is not intended as a directory for shopping sites and it NOT for "free stuff" sorts of sites that either run "offers" Chats and Forums This category lists interactive, real-time online chat rooms, bulletin boards, discussion groups, and message boards where the topic is the family. Childcare This topic covers all areas in the field of child care- that is, caring for children. This includes child day care centers, family Family Resources and Support Family Resources and Support provides a connection to a variety of resources and supports geared toward the family. Sites listed will support family oriented directories, online services, web and Family Websites Family web sites are sites about families and the individual family members. Grandparents This category contains sites which are designed for grandparents. Large Families Large families (for the purpose of the this category), are families which consist of four or more Multiple Births Multiples refers to multiple births, which include twins, triplets, quadruplets, quintuplets, sextuplets and higher births. Parenting Home/Family/Parenting is all about raising children and developing the skills and relationships needed for a happy family experience. Categories include Cloth Pregnancy Sites related to human pregnancy, from pre-conception through pre-delivery. Publications Reunions Sites which offer general information on family reunions. Runaways Informative sites related to runaways and their families. Examples include national and regional runaway hotlines, databases of missing children, research and other documented information on runaways, Software (This section is quite beta and buggy, have patience. Thanks) Thumbnails powered by Thumbshots |