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Websites:

Canadian Foster Parent

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.

url: home.ica.net/~sharyn/

Casey Family Programs

Source of information, technical assistance, written materials and referrals to both resource families and child welfare professionals who work with them.

url: www.casey.org/

Foster and Kinship Care Education

Provides training, support, licensing and independent living skills classes for foster parents and others caring for children in outofhome placements. Information about services, news and contact details.

url: www.fkce.net/

Foster Parenting - Getting Started

If you are just starting out in your quest to become a foster parent, there are some available links to nationwide fostering agencies.

url: adoption.about.com/cs/adoptstart/

Fostering Love

Patterns to sew for foster children and agencies. Hats, duffel bags, bandanas are a few of the patterns here.

url: fosteringlove.tripod.com/

FosterParenting.com

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 epals.

url: www.fosterparenting.com/

Kids in Care

Australian site helping parents, caregivers, and foster parents with ideas, forums, recipes, and information.

url: kidsincare.tripod.com/

Lifting the Veil: Child Welfare, Foster Care, Juvenile Justice

Information about the Child Protective Services, Foster Care, and Juvenile Justice systems. Testimony, studies, and reform efforts are examined.

url: www.liftingtheveil.org/

NECCO

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.

url: www.necco.org/

Real Facts About Foster Care

Are agencies undercutting those entrusted to care for our most vulnerable? Parenting is work, and deserves society's support and undergirding.

url: robtshepherd.tripod.com/medinaerth.html

Staying with Grandma

The challenges faced by relative caregivers; grandparents caring for foster children. Published by Action Alliance for Children.

url: www.4children.org/news/7-97grnd.htm