121. Howstuffworks "How Foster Care Works" For any number of reasons, parents sometimes can t take care of their children, either temporarily or permanently. What happens then? Learn all about foster http://people.howstuffworks.com/foster-care3.htm

TCDA("cc=edu; dt"); Auto Stuff Science Stuff Health Stuff Entertainment Stuff ... Shop for Stuff Top Subjects Fireworks Nostradamus Nuclear Power Tattoos Sponsored By: Subjects Culture Good Will Government Public Works ... Browse the People Library Explore Stuff Lidrock.com Stuffo.com Big List of Articles Get the Newsletter ... Good Will How Foster Care Works by Tom Harris Table of Contents Introduction to How Foster Care Works Foster Fundamentals The Organization Becoming a Foster Parent Lots More Information! Shop or Compare Prices Becoming a Foster Parent If you're new to the world of foster care, the prospect of becoming a foster parent can be pretty intimidating. Foster parents are often called "parents plus" because in addition to providing the food, shelter, care, and love a good parent would provide for their own kids, they also have to deal with the special circumstances of a foster child. Serving as a foster parent generally means working closely with a foster agency on a regular basis, and often means regular contact with a child's biological family as well. Foster children may also have special psychological needs. Many come from abusive environments, and all are in the stressful situation of being apart from their birth family. Additionally, foster parents generally take care of the children for a short time, which can be very difficult emotionally. But as challenging as this role is, it can also be highly rewarding. Good foster parents know they've provided a home for a child in dire need, and the best ones may even turn a child's entire life around. And nobody in the U.S. foster care system goes in completely unprepared. To take in foster children through a foster agency, you have to go through a screening, training and licensing process.

122. All About Foster Care | Connect For Kids A child s stay with foster parents can be as short as one night or as Like the children they serve, foster parents come from a variety of backgrounds. http://www.connectforkids.org/node/65

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123. Assessing Foster Care From The Inside | Connect For Kids foster care failures often make grim headlines. foster care successes sometimes emerge as personal stories of success against the odds. http://www.connectforkids.org/node/549

@import "misc/drupal.css"; @import "modules/bookreview/bookreview.css"; @import "modules/sidecontent/sidecontent.css"; @import "themes/connectforkids/style.css"; Connect for Kids Home Articles Main Menu Surf to Find Info: Topics: Choose a Topic: Child Care Diversity Education Family Income Health History of Childhood Media Parenting Taking Action Youth at Risk Go Go Types of Content: Articles Blog: Under the CFK Umbrella Events Field Reports Organizations Talktime Live! Toolkits Weblinks Youth Experts Go Guides: Action Central Book Corner CFK Site Guide Kid Beat: Media Resources Newsletters State Pages Topics Go About CFK Keyword Search: Search In Your Inbox: Newsletters: CFK Weekly Connections Celebrating Families E-Alert Connections Re-Connecting Our Youth E-Update Go Subscribe now Related Terms Topics: Foster Care Foster Families Youth Aging Out of Foster Care Click a link above to view all content that has been categorized under that term. Assessing Foster Care From the Inside Published: March 8, 2004 by: Cecilia Garcia Recent public opinion research indicates that most Americans don’t know very much about the foster care system. They feel positive about its mission – protecting children from abuse and neglect – but most don’t believe that foster care works well for the more than half a million children now in care. Casey Family Programs, which has been providing long-term foster care services for almost 40 years, is in the middle of a major effort to understand how the experience of foster care affects individuals as they leave “the system” to face the challenges of adulthood.

124. Who Will Adopt The Foster Care Children Left Behind? This Caring for Children brief examines the characteristics of parents who have adopted children from the foster care system and those of children who are http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=310809

125. Idaho Department Of Health & Welfare Serving as a foster parent or adopting a child can be an extremely rewarding experience, Q Do you have to be married to serve as a foster parent? http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/portal/alias__Rainbow/lang__en-US/tabID__3

Home We promote and protect the health and safety of Idahoans Home Espa±ol Children Abuse/Neglect ... Site Map Idaho Foster Care and Adoption Programs Fostering Idaho's Future Every child deserves a safe and loving home. Foster care and adoption provide that to Idaho’s youngest and most vulnerable citizens. However, children are not the only ones to benefit from these programs. Serving as a foster parent or adopting a child can be an extremely rewarding experience, the kind of experience that enriches the lives of everyone involved. We encourage you to take time to review the information on this site. If you have additional questions, or feel ready to take the first step in becoming a foster or adoptive parent, click here and fill out our online form. Someone from our program will contact you to assist you and answer any questions you may have. Or, call the Idaho CareLine, 2-1-1 or 1-800-926-2588. What's New Idaho System of Care — Helping children with behavioral and emotional disorders. Adoption FAQs Q: Can I adopt a child if I already have a child or children?

126. Common Discipline Mistakes foster children require more than custodial care. foster parents provide food, clothing, and shelter, plus the love, stability, guidance, and discipline http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/hhstmpl.asp?url=/content/hhs/childwelfare/fost

127. Information For Foster Care FCAV is the peak body for all foster parents and their local Provides information on resources available to foster parents in Tasmania. http://www.community.gov.au/Internet/MFMC/community.nsf/pages/section?opendocume

128. BruceWillis.com The logic is that with one or more foster parents taking care of a smaller Additionally, foster parents generally take care of the children for a short http://www.brucewillis.com/difference/fostercare.cfm

www.AdoptUSKids.org is a national database of children awaiting adoption and families approved to adopt. The AdoptUSKids website allows families to search for children and workers to search for families throughout the United States. The site also includes comprehensive adoption information for families and many features to assist social workers. Click to watch the PSA July 2002 :: Bruce Willis was appointed National Spokesman for Children in Foster Care by President Bush. The National Foster Care Fund : Three strong advocates for foster care the national spokesperson for foster care and adoption, Bruce Willis; Paul Singer, CIO of Target; and writer and former foster youth Antwone Fisher lead the charge: [ click to learn more Senators to Heed "Call to Action" on Foster Care Actor Bruce Willis calls on Congress to work together for children in foster care. [ view news release view photos from event The National Foster Care Fund National Adoption Day ... Northwest Media, Inc. How Foster Care Works by Tom Harris We generally think of childhood in terms of the nuclear family. Mom and dad, or just mom or just dad, take care of their kids. But the reality is things don't always work out this way. For any number of reasons, parents sometimes end up in a situation where they can't take care of their children, either temporarily or permanently. What happens then?

129. Welcome To Albanykids.com The front door for people interested in becoming foster parents in Albany County, NY Why Become A foster Parent? • Could I Qualify As A foster Parent? http://www.albanycounty.com/albanykids/

Welcome to AlbanyKids.com The front door for people interested in becoming foster parents in Albany County, NY Open Your Heart. Be an Albany County Foster Parent. You may be wondering... What Is Fostering? Why Become A Foster Parent? Could I Qualify As A Foster Parent? You've come to the right place for answers! Call Us Today At: (518) 447-7515 Albany County Department for Children, Youth and Families 112 State Street, Albany, NY 12207 Web Site Design by IntelliSites the smart choice for web design.

130. CHSFL > Services > Foster Family Care A description of the CHS foster family care program. http://www.chsfl.org/servdisp.php?Main=Services&firstSub=FosterFamilyCare&second

131. Orangutan Foundation International - Orangutan Foster Parent Program Sponsor an orphaned orangutan and help support the research and rehabilitation work of the Orangutan Foundation International. http://www.orangutan.org/how2help/foster.php

Events Calendar Facts and Figures! Orangutan Tours Merchandise Protect the rainforest! Who is the Orangutan of the Month? Image Gallery Join our mailing list Tell your friends Orangutan Wallpaper ... Site Map Orangutan Foster Parent Program What is an Orangutan Foster Parent? An Orangutan Foster Parent is someone who sponsors one of the many orphan orangutans that come into the care of the Orangutan Foundation International's Orangutan Care Facility in Indonesian Borneo. A Foster Parent can be an individual or a group of people, such as a school, a classroom, a family or an organization. A Foster Parent is someone who cares about the young orangutans who still need to be helped as they find their way back to the forest. We call someone a foster parent (and not an adopting parent) as the care is temporary and the orangutans are expected to return to the wild. Orangutan Foster Parents receive recognition and a special Foster Parent kit for their concern and support. Why do Orangutans Need Foster Parents? Orangutans arriving at OFI's Care Facility are orphans because their mothers have been killed. The mothers are killed by poachers who sell the babies as pets. The mother is the primary caregiver for a young orangutan. When the orphans come into our care, they are traumatized, sick, injured and malnourished. As much intensive care is given to the young orphans as is needed for them to recover from their ordeal and begin being free living orangutans again. As offspring spend seven to eight years with the mother, it takes time for immature orangutans to become independent.

132. California Adoption, California Foster Care Adoption, And California Relative Ad Adoption in California. Kinship Center in California places foster children and infants for adoption, with offices in Monterey, Orange, http://www.kinshipcenter.org/

W e w e l c o m e y o u t o FAMILIES SOCIAL WORKERS CORPORATE EDUCATION ^^^ SCROLL UP AND CLICK THE BEARS TO ENTER ^^^ Adoption, Foster Care, Relative Care and Child Placement services in Northern California and Southern California. A licensed California adoption agency helping children and families find permanent adoption homes in area codes 93908, 93940, 95060, 95066, 92705, 95112, 95110, 91101, 92373. We serve Orange County, Santa Ana, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Redlands, Pasadena, Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Jose, Salinas, San Benito, San Mateo and San Diego, California Thank you for visiting our agency . We are proud to be celebrating twenty years of providing adoption and foster care services to the children and families of California. We exist because we believe "every child deserves a family." Whether you are a family hoping to provide a home for a child; a foster parent, an adoptive parent; adopted person or birth parent; a relative caregiver ; a social worker seeking a family for a child , a policymaker, a concerned member of our community seeking to provide volunteer services or financial support

133. Pennsylvania Adoption Exchange Individuals interested in becoming foster parents must be at least 21 years of age, Pennsylvania has a critical need for more foster parents. http://www.adoptpakids.org/paeFosterParenting.asp

Sub fRedirect(url, FrameName) Window.Top.Frames(FrameName).Location = url End Sub Sub pRedirect(url) Window.Top.Location = url End Sub Foster Parenting Pennsylvania Needs Foster Families Have you ever considered being a foster parent? Would you be willing to care for children temporarily while efforts are made to reunite children with their parents? There are children who need you. For some, foster care is a temporary, safe haven. For others, it is a protective bridge to adulthood. However long they stay and for whatever reasons they enter care, foster care is a necessary protection for many children. Foster Care Helps Children in Trouble On any given day in Pennsylvania, there are more than 20,000 children and youth in foster care. From babies to teens, foster care provides these young people with a safe, secure and stable homes while working toward some type of permanency for the child. Permanency can take many different forms including: Return to legal family Living with relatives Adoption Kinship Care Permanent legal custodianship At a time when more children are entering foster care, Pennsylvania needs more caring adults willing to provide a loving, supportive environment for a child whose family is temporarily unable to do so.

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