Below is a curated list of resources. We want to empower you to learn more, support a youth, become an advocate, or foster parent.
Foster Care Information
Be a Foster Parent
Foster Care Alumni of America
Foster Care Support Network
Foster Parenting.com
Fostering Perspectives
FosterParentNet.org
How To Be a Foster Parent
National Foster Parent Association
Advocacy
Child Welfare League of America
Children are Waiting
National Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
National Effective Parenting Initiative
Respite Care for Foster Parents
The Center for Improvement of Child Caring
Adoption
AdoptUSKids
Adoption Resource Directory
AdoptionInformation.com
Adoption.com
Aspiranet
Black Adoption Placement and Research Center
North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
National Council for Adoption
Current Issues/Statistics
50 State Chartbook on Foster Care
CCAI Report
Child Abuse Statistics and Resources
Children are Waiting
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Child Welfare League of America
Children's Defense Fund
Kids Count
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
National Foster Care Coalition
US House of Representatives
US Senate
Foundations Supporting Foster Care
Freddie Mac Foundation
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Stuart Foundation
Marguerite Casey Foundation
Legal Resources
Legal Advocates for Permanent Parenting
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
American Bar Association (ABA) Center on Children and the Law
Education Law Center
Scholarships for Youth
Horatio Alger Association
Jim Casey Youth Opportunities
National Foster Parent Association
Orphan Foundation of America
Discover Scholarship
Support and Services for Families
A Compassionate Heart
Adoption in Child Time, Inc.-Foster Parent Journal
Foster Care Support Foundation
FosterParentNet
It's Our Little Secret
North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
One Simple Wish
Parent Technical Assistance Center Network
The Forgotten Initiative
Training
ATTACh
Beyond Consequences
Child Trauma Academy
Child Welfare League of America
Child Welfare Institute
Critters and Company
Foster Parents.com
Foster Parents and Drug Endangered Children (DEC) Webinar
National Foster Parent Association
FosterParentCollege.com
Red Cross
Social Learning
Training Hours for Families that watch videos
Youth Information and Resources
Child Welfare League of America
Find Youth Info.gov
Foster Care Alumni of America
Fostered Abandoned Children Together
HRC FamilyNet
Jim Casey Youth Opportunities
Mockingbird Times
My Stuff Bags
National Independent Living Association
National Network for Youth
National Resource Center for Youth Services (NRCYS)
Original Foster Care Survival Guide
Youth Today
Education
Children's Bureau Express
Early Childhood Education
Education.com
Educational Resources Search Engine
Family & Advocates Partnership for Education
Human Services Edu
Ideal Lives Project (health)
Internet Special Education Resources Directory
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education
Navigating The Education System
Parenting Special Needs Children
Parenting Press
Spoon Foundation (nutrition)
Media
Blogs
Foster 2 Forever
My Life in a Foster Care Space Warp
Out of the Foster Care Box
Magazines
Foster Focus
Fostering Families Today
Books
A Way Out - by Tonya Wilson
On the Edge of Unthinkable - by Paula Kyle
Foster Parenting Toolbox - by EMK Press
Fostering Love: One Foster Parent's Journey - by Dr. John DeGarmo
Hope for Healing
Lifeskills Guide: Practical Information for the Real Word - by Life Skills Guide
Lifestory Lifebooks
Sunny - by Theresa MacInnis Schimmel
The Attachment Therapy Companion
Other Information
Adoption in Child Time, Inc. - Foster Parent Journal
Attachment Disorder Site
Attention Deficit Disorder Resources
Barbara Sinatra Children's Center
CHADD - Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Child Health and Safety Resources
Child & Family WebGuide at Tufts University
Children's Guild
A Compassionate Heart
Economic Success Clearinghouse
Emotional Wellness Matters
International Foster Care Organization
National Child Care Association
National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement
National Coalition for Child Protection Reform
National Family Week
National Resource Center for Foster Care and Permanency Planning
Suitcases for Kids
What to Expect
