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NeedyKids.com
Contains resources, news, and articles on the growing need of foster care, problems in the system, the homeless and child abuse.
http://needykids.com/
National Adoption Day
A collective national (USA) effort to raise awareness of the children in foster care waiting to find permanent families.
http://www.nationaladoptionday.org/
Alaska Center for Resource Families
Provides training, support, and information to foster and adoptive parents in Alaska. Newsletter, foster parent services, and adoption services.
http://www.acrf.org/
National Foster Care Association in Scotland, welcome.
Scotland's leading charity for fostered children and those who care for them. Information about how to foster a child in Scotland
http://www.fostercare-scotland.org.uk
Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative
Seeks to improve outcomes for youth leaving foster care by developing youth leadership boards and community partnership boards. Resources, community partnerships, and legislative updates.
http://www.jimcaseyyouth.org/
CBC News: Disclosure - Ricky
The story of Manitoba's million-dollar foster kid. Transcript and archived program on an extremely troubled kid who the system ultimately failed. [Real Player required for program playback].
http://cbc.ca/disclosure/archives/030121_r...
False Abuse Allegations - Adoption and Foster Care
Explores why false allegations may occur, what parents can do, and where to find help.
http://adoption.about.com/library/weekly/u...
Foster Care Alumni of America
Connects the estimated 12 million adults that share the foster care experience to create a powerful, collective voice to improve foster care.
http://www.fostercarealumni.org
Foster Care Ombudsman Program of California
Provides an avenue for foster youth to file complaints regarding their placement, care and services without fear of retribution. Hotline, fact sheets, and information on health insurance for foster youth.
http://www.fosteryouthhelp.ca.gov/
Foster Survivor
Online home for foster care survivors. Essays, foster care stories, guestbook, and links to other foster care sites.
http://fostersurvivor.netfirms.com
Fostering Results
Examines federal funding options that can help place foster children in permanent homes, and seeks to improve court oversight of child welfare cases. News and research publications.
http://www.fosteringresults.org/
Utah Foster Care Foundation
Serves Utah's children by finding, educating, and nurturing families to meet the needs of children in foster care.
http://www.utahfostercare.org/
Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies
An association that uses advocacy and education to enhance foster care, adoption, family preservation, and special education services in New York State.
http://www.cofcca.org/
Judge Extends Constitutional Rights for Foster Parents and Children
Details of a New York ruling on the rights of a foster parent.
http://www.ishipress.com/nyfoster.htm
Orphan Foundation of America
A nonprofit organization that advocates for and provides services to foster teens. Information on scholarships, virtual mentoring program, and donation opportunities.
http://www.orphan.org/
Youth Advocacy Center
Helps young adults in or at-risk of foster care take control of their lives. Getting Beyond the System seminar, reports, and news.
http://www.youthadvocacycenter.org/
Bill of Right for Foster Children
Ratified in Congress Hall, Philadelphia Saturday, the Twenty-eighth of April, 1973.
http://www.accesskansas.org/fostercare/FC_...
UN: Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children, with special reference to Foster Placement and Adoption Nationally and Internationally
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 41/85 of 3 December 1986. In English, French, and Spanish.
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/27.htm
National Foster Care Month
Presents activities designed to promote National Foster Care Month. Posters and graphics, ribbon campaign, and information for the media.
http://www.fostercaremonth.org/
Social Justice By and For Foster Youth
A collection of resources including organizations and publications that focuses on foster youth leading social change. Based in Olympia, Washington.
http://freechild.org/fstryth.htm
National Resource Center for Foster Care and Permanency Planning
Provides training, technical assistance, and information to child welfare agencies. News, publications, statistics, and state contacts.
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp...
Youth Leadership Advisory Team
Information for youth in foster care in the state of Maine, includes advice about rights and responsibilities. Written by a group of young people in foster care.
http://www.ylat.usm.maine.edu/
Family to Family Initiative
An initiative funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation to provide child welfare agencies with a foster care system that is neighborhood-based, family-focused, and culturally sensitive.
http://www.aecf.org/familytofamily/
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