In a world of often forgotten children, there are the people who want to spend their life to remember them and bring them hope. This category on foster parenting brings together those links that lead you to resources to support, learn and become a part of preserving families and children in the foster care system. Attachment Disorder@ (43) Chats & Forums (1) Organizations (17) 1. Casey Family Programs - Source of information, technical assistance, written materials and referrals to both resource families and child welfare professionals who work with them. 2. 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. 3. Foster and Kinship Care Education - Provides training, support, licensing and independent living skills classes for foster parents and others caring for children in out-of-home placements. Site includes information about services, news and contact details. 4. 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. 5. Fostering Love - Patterns to sew for foster children and agencies. Hats, duffel bags, bandanas are a few of the patterns here. 6. Fostering New Zealand Style - Foster care information with links for over 200 resources. Advocacy, Legal, Medical, Behavioural, ADHD, and RAD aspects are covered. 7. 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 e-pals. 8. Is Foster Parenting For You? - Article by Jeffrey Silla, an experienced foster parent, shares experiences and encouragement for those who are considering the experience of foster parenting. 9. Kids in Care - Australian site helping parents, caregivers, and foster parents with ideas, forums, recipes, and information. 10. Lifting the Veil: Child Welfare, Foster Care, Juvenile Justice - A comprehensive look at the Child Protective Services, Foster Care, and Juvenile Justice systems. Testimony, studies, and reform efforts are examined. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. Staying with Grandma - The challenges faced by relative caregivers; grandparents caring for foster children. Published by Action Alliance for Children. 14. The Foster/Adopt Experience - Suite101.com - A description of the process involved in being a foster and/or adoptive parent. 15. There is No Such Thing as Too Attached - Suite101.com - A personal essay about the attachments formed as a foster parent.

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