41. TeenOutReach.com Parents:  Foster Parenting TeenOutReach.com, Location Bar Home Parent's Corner foster parenting, FosterParenting Generally, care of children on a fulltime http://www.teenoutreach.com/parents-corner/Foster_Parenting.htm

TeenOutReach.com Location Bar: Home Parent's Corner Contents Adoption Attachment Parenting Child Care Child Safety ... Discussion boards Foster Parenting Generally, care of children on a full-time, temporary basis by persons other than their own parents. Also known as boarding-home care, foster care is intended to offer a supportive family environment to children whose natural parents cannot raise them because of the parents' physical or mental illness, the child's behavioral difficulties, or problems within the family environment, e.g., abuse, alcoholism, or crime. Children may be placed by an agency in group homes or with families, who receive some payment toward care. The child's parents may retain their parental rights, and the child may ultimately return home. Under permanent foster care the agency has guardianship; the child may then be available for adoption by the foster parents or others. Foster care has been extended in recent years to include care for elderly persons, on a fee basis, in the homes of people who are not family members. Additional Resources The Alabama Foster Parent Association, Inc.

42. Getting Started With Adoption If you are just starting out in your quest to become a foster parent, there are some available links to nationwide fostering agencies. http://adoption.about.com/cs/adoptstart/

zfp=-1 About Adoption Search in this topic on About on the Web in Products Web Hosting Adoption with Nancy Ashe Your Guide to one of hundreds of sites Home Articles Forums ... Help zmhp('style="color:#fff"') Subjects ESSENTIALS Adopting Parents Center: How To.. Search for Birth Family Glossary of Terms ... All articles on this topic Stay up-to-date! Subscribe to our newsletter. Advertising Free Credit Report Free Psychics Advertisement Getting Started With Adoption Guide picks Answers to first questions, definitions of commonly used terms, information, and guidance from those who have been there, for those starting on the road to adoption. Adoption Self-Assessment Questions for you (and your spouse or partner) to help clarify your thoughts about adopting. Glossary of Adoption Terms If you've got a question about a word or term used in the process, here are definitions of terms commonly used in connection with adoption and foster care, for quick reference. State Adoption Specialists Every state has a specialist who is a resource for information about licensed agencies in the state, homestudy preparers, laws, subsidies, and more. State by state listing from your Guide. State Licensing Specialists Licensing specialists are responsible for maintaining current information on all those involved with child welfare in any way. This includes adoption agencies, foster homes, and group homes. The licensing specialist can help with disputes, legal references, and filing a complaint. State by state listing from your Guide.

43. Foster Parenting foster parenting brought many challenges and taught me about thingsthat I never knew existed until I was faced with them. I was http://flashpages.prodigy.net/millmag/Foster Parenting.htm

Foster parenting brought many challenges and taught me about things that I never knew existed until I was faced with them. I was aghast when I found out that not all people treat children as they should be treated. I didn't know that somewhere while I was having a nice day there were innocent little children being burned with cigarettes, tied up to something, put in a closet, box or cage, left in the crib all the time, not given any food, beaten with belts, wire hangers, extension cords, bed slats, or anything else within reach. You might say I had a very rude awakening to the "real" world when I found out things like this go on and I was seeing the result of this in the precious little children I was getting to know. I quickly became familiar with suction machines, PT rolls, apnea and heart monitors, GT buttons, tube feeding, standers, feeder chairs, CPR, spika casts, shunts, and strange uses for hair dryers and cellophane wrap just to name a few new things in my life. I didn't know much if anything about Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia, HIV/aids, microcephaly, Spinabifida, failure to thrive, CMV, Cerebral Palsy, OCD, ADHD, ODD, Dandy Walker, Prader Wili syndrome, heart and birth defects, drug babies, physical, occupational and speech therapy, leg braces/bars, corrective devices, life threatening allergies and diseases, a suicidal child, mental retardation, and malnutrition. Again I quickly learned about all these and others. My life was changed suddenly and "big time" once I became a foster parent.

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46. HRC FamilyNet || Foster Parenting || Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual And Transgender Fami In this section Is foster parenting for you? Can gay and lesbian people become fosterparents? Can you adopt a child from foster care? foster parenting links http://www.hrc.org/familynet/chapter.asp?chapter=43

47. Become A Foster Parent Is foster parenting For Me? What is foster parenting, Children deserveto live in a safe home. foster parenting is .. An opportunity . http://www.psfpa.com/become.html

48. Michele Stanley's Parenting And Foster Parenting Page Parenting sites and a person note about fostering experiences as a Guardian Ad Litem. Links for foster parenting and special needs. http://users.southeast.net/~mstanley/parent.htm

As a foster parent and Guardian Ad Litem, I have spent the last several years seeing the "child protection" system close up. I have known children that have been through unimaginable horrors within their families of origin, only to be further abused by a system that, in my opinion, doesn't work. There are no easy answers. The number of children in alternative care is increasing dramatically. The number of foster families is steadily decreasing. Privativing (see article about Kansas below) foster care has become the new panacea, but like most things, "if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is". I have known children who were abused before birth (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Effect), children who became psychotic, dissociative or had attachment disorder. Following are some sites that I have found and used concerning kids and parenting: Foster Parenting Sites: Foster Parents Page On-line Survivor Support Site Foster Parents Newsletter National Court-appointed Special Advocates Association - Help a child. Be an advocate for abused or neglected children. Florida's Guardian Ad Litem Program - Florida's child advocate program.

49. Bristol Bay Foster Parenting BBNA Social Services contact information in Alaska. http://touchngo.com/bbnc/fostpar.htm

50. ONNA.org Links Foster_Parenting Links foster parenting. Add A Link Modify A Link Newest Links PopularLinks Search = New Link, = Popular Link. Parent Consultation Services. http://www.onna.org/links/Foster_Parenting/

51. Foster Parenting Printerfriendly window featuring this article; select File Print.foster parenting. The Family Independence Agency is in need of http://www.michigan.gov/fia/0,1607,7-124-5452_7117-16476--,00.html

Skip Navigation Michigan.gov Home FIA Home Site Map ... Special Services Foster Parenting The Family Independence Agency is in need of caring individuals who can provide a safe and nurturing home environment for children who have been placed out of their home due to abuse or neglect. Foster Care is founded on the premise that all children have the right to physical care and educational and emotional nurturance. The family foster care program is designed to provide a substitute family life experience for a child in a household that has been approved and licensed by the Michigan Family Independence Agency. Children may need foster care for a temporary or extended period of time. The primary goal during foster care is to reunite the child with his or her family. The foster family plays an important role in the treatment plan for the child and family. Under the 'team' approach, foster parents, together with the worker, attempt to provide the specific kind of help a child and his family need for reuniting the child with the natural family. When families cannot be reunited, the children are prepared for permanent placement, usually with adoptive families. Under certain circumstances, a foster family may adopt children in their care. In situations where adoption is not possible, the goal is to prepare the youth for independent living. Foster Care is seen as a short term solution to an emergency situation. The Agency needs committed individuals who are:

52. MDCIS - BRS Redirect Page foster parenting guidelines, information and licensing requirements for the State of Michigan. Includes the various types of licenses. http://www.cis.state.mi.us/brs/cwl/

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53. : : : YA Treatment Foster Care : : : about YA , services , careers , advocacy priorities , giving to YA , foster parenting , publications , YA links , foster family community , http://www.youthalternatives.org/foster_parenting/default.htm

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54. Inner Circle Foster Care & Adoption Services Trains Foster Parents And Places Ab Learn about foster children, what foster parents do, and decide if foster parenting is for you and your family by considering some basic questions. Contact information available for Los Angeles, California. http://www.fosterfamily.org/fostercare.htm

Inner Circle Foster Care Serving Los Angeles County, California Donation and Volunteer Opportunities Fundraisers Child Care Guidelines Home Inner Circle is a State of California licensed non-profit corporation with offices in Van Nuys, CA and Palmdale, CA. FOSTER CARE INFORMATION WHO ARE FOSTER CHILDREN? Foster children are children who have been removed from their home because of physical or sexual abuse, neglect, or abandonment. Foster children are "normal" children plus more. They are much like your children, nieces or nephews, but with very different experiences. They are frequently filled with anger, confusion, fear, and a sense of powerlessness because they've been removed from the only home they have known. WHAT DO FOSTER PARENTS DO? The foster family provides the home environment in which a child can safely fulfill their physical, emotional, spiritual and cultural potential and become responsible adults. Foster Parents are an active part of the Treatment Team. They provide food, clothing, housing, supervision, recreation, and transportation to needed services such as therapy, doctor and dental visits. Most of all, foster parents provide nurturance, stability and love. Foster parents help children who have been physically or sexually abused, abandoned, neglected or exposed to drugs in-utero.

55. Beech Acres | Parenting Center - Foster Parenting foster parenting Children come to Beech Acres foster care program abused,frightened, and experiencing emotional and behavioral problems. http://www.beechacres.org/parentingcenter/fosterparenting/

@import "/css/beechacres.css"; Foster Parenting Children come to Beech Acres foster care program abused, frightened, and experiencing emotional and behavioral problems. With the help of loving, caring foster parents, Beech Acres Therapeutic Foster Care allows emotionally, sexually or physically abused children to experience a loving and nurturing home environment. The program provides children with temporary or emergency substitute family care while their own families are unable or unwilling to care for them. Beech Acres Therapeutic Foster Care is recruiting foster parents to provide for the growing number of children referred to the program. Prospective foster parents attend twenty hours of orientation to gain an understanding of the program, the children's needs, and the impact of foster parenting on their own families. After orientation, foster parents go through a certification process before receiving a foster child into the home. When a child is placed in a foster home, Beech Acres' professional staff provides guidance and support through home visits and an emergency crisis telephone line for foster parents and children. In addition, foster parents meet weekly in teams of eight to twelve foster parents to discuss successes and problems experienced with children in foster care. Families who are willing to give of themselves are the key ingredient to helping many children in need. If you are considering opening your heart and home to a foster child, the foster care professionals at Beech Acres would be happy to talk with you at 513-231-6630 or email Gloria Milord

56. Foster Parenting Guide foster parenting guide discusses common pitfalls experienced by new foster parentsin welcoming a child into their home for the first time. foster parenting. http://coco.essortment.com/fosterparenting_rdxa.htm

Foster parenting guide It is ten o’clock at night. There is a knock at your door. Government agents force their way in, ignoring your protests, and demand that you come with them. They briefly explain that you are being relocated and that you have ten minutes to pack one bag with the belongings you will be taking with you. You may take nothing that will not fit into the bag. You may not talk to your family nor tell them good bye. You do not know where you are going. Sound like fiction? Can’t happen to you? Yet that is exactly what thousands of children experience on a daily basis when they are taken into foster care. Bringing a foster child into your home for the first time is not an easy experience. It is scary and filled with many problems. With a little thought, consideration and understanding many common problems can be avoided. New foster parents welcome children into their homes expecting them to be grateful and relieved at being placed into foster care. Children, however, are not part of the placement process and have very different feelings about being removed from their homes and placed into foster care. If you would avoid problems when taking a foster child into your home, here are a few things which you must consider: bodyOffer(26556) 1. Children may be removed from their home and placed into foster care for a variety of reasons, including abuse, neglect or lack of proper care. Natural parents may or may not be a part of the problem which caused the child to be placed into foster care; most often natural parents care about their children and placement into foster care is brought about by circumstances beyond their control.

57. Legacy Families Nonprofit organization dedicated to caring for special-needs and abused children of all ages. Mission statement, program details, and general foster parenting information. http://www.legacy.av.org/

Introduction Mission Statement Foster Parenting Commonly Asked Questions about Foster Parenting ... Respite Care Provider Information A foster family agency for special-needs children. Serving Antelope Valley, Santa Clarita Valley, and San Fernando Valley in Southern California Legacy Families 43260 Challenger Way, Lancaster California 93535 805-949-7878 - 805-949-2020 Fax Email: legacy@qnet.com Gene Gray, MA, M.F.C.C., Executive Director Cyndi Gray, BRE, R.N., Foster Parent Coordinator This Site Developed and Maintained by

58. Foster Parent Training Insititute DSHS foster parenting. Application for Foster Family Home Care LicenseTo complete this form electronically, you will need to download http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/ca/fosterparents/parenting.asp

DSHS Main Page Children's Home Adoption Victim Services ... Privacy Foster Parenting Application for Foster Family Home Care License To complete this form electronically, you will need to download the free Shana Informed filler . This should automatically launch the informed filler and you will be prompted to enter a registration key of (you only need to enter this once). In addition, the form is available as Adobe Acrobat PDF file (40.5 Kb). Mail the completed form to your nearest Division of Licensed Resources. Find the nearest office Directory : Look here local for information on Children's Administration offices. Licensing : This is the place to find WAC's, laws, and policies related to foster care. New WACs Questions and answers About becoming a foster parent Questionnaire : What steps can I take to become a foster parent? Foster Parent's Rights and Responsibilities poster (PDF 23Kb).

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Foster Parenting Being a Foster Parent Really Does Save Lives ! 'If' there is available cage space CAP usually keeps an animal until it finds a home, 'unless' the animal becomes ill, then sadly they have No Choice except to put the dog or cat 'to sleep'. There is no place to house a sick animal at CAP Shelter because the cages stay full with the healthy animals. Therefore the unfortunate animal who gets sick, has little hope for life, 'Unless' a kind-hearted and caring person will be a 'Foster Parent' to them. Many dogs must be 'put to sleep' because they get Kennel Cough which is simply cured by giving them one antibiotic tablet twice a day for 10 to 14 days, occasionally a few days longer. Providing your own dog(s) has a Kennel Cough shot every six months, there is little to be concerned about that your dog might catch it. It is still wise to confine the sick pet in a separate room for the first few days. (Kennel Cough is similar to people getting a cold.) Anyone who has ever boarded a dog at a Kennel knows most Kennels 'require' that your animal has had the Kennel Cough shot within a six month period. The reason for this and why some of the puppies and dogs awaiting a home at shelters get Kennel Cough is because in 'close quarters' (like shelters and kennels) it can spread if the animals have not had their vaccination.

60. Interested In Becoming A Foster Parent goal. foster parenting is not a lifetime commitment to a child, buta commitment to be meaningful in a child’s lifetime. What http://www.nfapa.org/foster.htm

Nebraska Foster and Adoptive Parent Association "Promoting Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being of our Children" Interested in Becoming a Foster Parent? Foster parents are people who are concerned about the well being of children and families. They are people who choose to provide children, who are unable to remain safely in their parents home, a substitute or supplemental family life experience. Foster parents represent different ages, races and income levels. Many foster parents are married, but there are single foster parents too. Foster parents have biological or adopted children living at home, some have never had children of their own, and others have raised their own children to adulthood. The primary goal for children in foster care is to return them to their families. Foster parents have the responsibility of helping children and their parents achieve this goal. Foster parenting is not a lifetime commitment to a child, but a commitment to be meaningful in a child’s lifetime. What are Some Basic Requirements for Becoming a Foster Parent?

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