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Foster Care: Become a foster parent today

KidsPeace foster care serves foster children and families in Indiana, Maine, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

Children in Foster Care - YouTube

There are over 100,00 children in the U.S. foster care system for a wide variety of reasons. Hear from these young people directly and get ...

DCS: Foster Care Overview - IN.gov

The foster family plays an important role assisting the Family Case Manager and the birth family in identifying and meeting the needs of children and birth ...

The Evidence is In: Foster Care vs. Keeping Families Together

The largest studies ever undertaken to compare the impact on children of foster care versus keeping comparably maltreated children with their own families.

How to help kids in foster care - CO4Kids

Become a respite foster care provider. Respite care providers offer foster parents and children a chance to regroup and get away.

St. Louis' Foster-Care Approach Works, But the Rest of Missouri ...

the city is doing better than the rest of Missouri in dealing with children at risk for abuse or neglect—though the state seems reluctant to ...

General Foster Care Information - Foster Adopt Minnesota

Foster care is a temporary arrangement for children whose parents are struggling and are unable to take care of them.

A Brief History of Foster Care in the United States

The earliest documentation of children being cared for in what we know as foster homes are found in the Old Testament and in the Talmud.

Indiana Foster Care

Welcome to the Indiana Foster Care Community. Licensed Foster Parent Resources, Kinship, Indiana Support Services, Additional Information, Frequently Asked ...

Foster Care and Adoption | Health & Human Services

Foster Care Process · An adult relative of the child including, but not limited to, adult siblings and parents of siblings · Fictive kin · Any other suitable ...

The Failures and Future of the U.S. Foster Care System

This brief takes a closer look at the foster care system, key legislation, proposed reforms, and how children, youth, and young adults are impacted.

Opinion | Our Foster Care System Is Fundamentally Broken

The lack of support for kinship care and a shortage of foster parents mean our foster care system unduly and unnecessarily relies on restrictive, ...

Considering Becoming a Foster Parent? - DCFS

Foster care is a temporary safe haven for children who are at serious risk of harm. When possible, the. Department of Children and Family Services and other ...

General foster care - Children's Wisconsin

A foster parent provides temporary care for a child who is in the custody of the Division of Milwaukee Child Protective Services. You will provide a temporary ...

Foster Care - National Association of Social Workers

This publication offers guidance to social workers on how to ensure prospective adoptive and foster parents are capable of caring for children and teenagers. It ...

Get the Facts: Foster Care & Adoption - American SPCC

Get the Facts: Foster Care & Adoption · Foster Care Statistics · Over 437,000 children and youth are in foster care. · Neglect is the #1 reason children are ...

Foster Care and Adoption in Ohio - Ohio.gov

Foster Care · What does it mean when I hear that most children in foster care have “special needs”? · If I become a foster parent, do I have to work with birth ...

Foster Parent Resources - Foster Care Navigator Program

Find resources, more info on support groups, daycare assistance, education and teens, mental health, forms & publications, library, family share blog.

Foster Care & Adoption in Northern Virginia - NVFS

Foster Care & Adoption in Northern Virginia · *NVFS' Foster Care Program is closed. · NVFS Foster Care provided foster families in Northern Virginia and the ...

Kin-First - Foster Care Recruitment - OCFS

The program is designed to allow a foster child to achieve a permanent placement with a kinship guardian. It provides financial support and, in most cases, ...