Information and resources for foster parents and people considering adoption. Includes state-based child welfare and private adoption agencies for domestic and foreign adoptions.
Foster care is a system in which a minor has been placed into a ward, group home, or private home of a state-certified caregiver referred to as a "foster parent".
News coverage of the foster care system is often in response to stories about the children - their struggles and sometimes their triumphs. Much of the public perception of foster parents is based on stereotypes and misconceptions.
Foster kids are just kids - like your kids. But they've experienced more difficult situations and hard times than most adults ever will. Some develop emotional and behavioral problems and challenging behaviors.
Basic foster care skills needed to become a foster parent that does great work with children. Information on being a foster parent, the needs of foster children, and state profiles on agencies.
I know people in supermarkets and school registration lines always seem to have a lot of questions when they see a family that was obviously built through adoption, and I certainly get a lot about mine. This is what I want you to know to help you better understand adoption.
Foster care is a system in which a minor has been placed into a ward, group home, or private home of a state-certified caregiver referred to as a "foster parent".
News coverage of the foster care system is often in response to stories about the children - their struggles and sometimes their triumphs. Much of the public perception of foster parents is based on stereotypes and misconceptions.
Foster kids are just kids - like your kids. But they've experienced more difficult situations and hard times than most adults ever will. Some develop emotional and behavioral problems and challenging behaviors.
Basic foster care skills needed to become a foster parent that does great work with children. Information on being a foster parent, the needs of foster children, and state profiles on agencies.
I know people in supermarkets and school registration lines always seem to have a lot of questions when they see a family that was obviously built through adoption, and I certainly get a lot about mine. This is what I want you to know to help you better understand adoption.
