Open Directory - Society: Issues: Children, Youth and Family: Foster Care
See also: - Providing direct services for children and youth, with a focus on foster care. Programs, resources, and media center. - Provides training, support, and information to foster and adoptive parents in Alaska. Newsletter, foster parent services, and adoption services. - An association that uses advocacy and education to enhance foster care, adoption, family preservation, and special education services in New York State. - 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. - A report of the National Adoption Day Coalition and the Urban Institute that examines barriers to the adoption process for foster children and potential solutions. [PDF] - Connects the estimated 12 million adults that share the foster care experience to create a powerful, collective voice to improve foster care. - 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. - A GAO report on the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (FCIA), which increased the allocation of federal funds for independent living programs from $70 million to $140 million. [PDF] - 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. - Seeks to improve outcomes for youth leaving foster care by developing youth leadership boards and community partnership boards. Resources, community partnerships, and legislative updates. - A collective national (USA) effort to raise awareness of the children in foster care waiting to find permanent families. - Presents activities designed to promote National Foster Care Month. Posters and graphics, ribbon campaign, and information for the media. - Provides training, technical assistance, and information to child welfare agencies. News, publications, statistics, and state contacts. - A nonprofit organization that advocates for and provides services to foster teens. Information on scholarships, virtual mentoring program, and donation opportunities. - A collection of resources including organizations and publications that focuses on foster youth leading social change. Based in Olympia, Washington. - Serves Utah's children by finding, educating, and nurturing families to meet the needs of children in foster care. - Helps young adults in or at-risk of foster care take control of their lives. Getting Beyond the System seminar, reports, and news. - Information for youth in foster care in the state of Maine, including advice about rights and responsibilities. Written by a group of young people in foster care.
