Open Directory - Home: Family: Parenting: Foster Parents
See also: - 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. - Source of information, technical assistance, written materials and referrals to both resource families and child welfare professionals who work with them. - 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. - Patterns to sew for foster children and agencies. Hats, duffel bags, bandanas are a few of the patterns here. - Australian site helping parents, caregivers, and foster parents with ideas, forums, recipes, and information. - Information about the Child Protective Services, Foster Care, and Juvenile Justice systems. Testimony, studies, and reform efforts are examined. - 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. - Are agencies undercutting those entrusted to care for our most vulnerable? Parenting is work, and deserves society's support and undergirding. - The challenges faced by relative caregivers; grandparents caring for foster children. Published by Action Alliance for Children. - Suite101.com - A personal essay about the attachments formed as a foster parent. (June 08, 1999) - Suite101.com - A description of the process involved in being a foster and/or adoptive parent. (May 25, 1999)
