Resources
Advocacy and Policy
- The Future of Children: http://www.futureofchildren.org
- The Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care: http://pewfostercare.org
- Connect for Kids: http://sparkaction.org/
- Children’s Defense Fund: http://www.childrensdefense.org/
- Children’s Rights: http://www.childrensrights.org/
Emergency Preparedness
- CA Emergency Management Agency – http://cms.calema.ca.gov/preparednesshome.aspx
Foster Care and Family Resources
- National Foster Care Month: http://www.fostercaremonth.org/Pages/default.aspx
- National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning: http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/index.html
- A Family’s Guide to the Child Welfare System: http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/72140.html
Foster Parent Training, Resources and Associations
- National Foster Parent Association – http://www.nfpainc.org
- FosterParent.Net: http://www.fosterparentnet.org
- Foster Parent College: http://www.fosterparentcollege.com
Foster Care Social Network
- Foster Care Central: http://www.fostercarecentral.org
Legal Assistance
- Legal Center for Foster Care and Education – http://www.abanet.org/child/education/
Foster Youth Resources
- CA foster youth website – http://www.fosteryouthhelp.ca.gov
- California Youth Connection – http://www.calyouthconn.org/site/cyc/
- FosterClub – http://www.fosterclub.com
- National Center for Youth Law – http://www.youthlaw.org/
- National Resource Center for Youth Development- http://www.nrcys.ou.edu/
- TeenCentral.Net: http://www.teencentral.net
Foster-Adoption Resources
- Adoption.com: http://foster-child.adoption.com/parents/foster-adoption-ebook.html
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_fospar.cfm
Mental Health Resources
- SAMSHA’s Child, Adolescent and Family Program: http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/ChildrensCampaign
Transition Aged Youth Resources
- Honoring Emancipated Youth – http://www.heysf.org/
Inspirational Links
- Playing for Change, “Jay’s favorite, check it out. Stand by Me” – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us-TVg40ExM
- Country Singer Jimmy Wayne Walks Halfway Across America to Raise Awareness for At-risk Youth – http://meetmehalfway.jimmywayne.com/index.cfm?id=4#
