 False Abuse Allegations - Adoption and Foster Care - http://adoption.about.com/library/weekly/uc062702a.htm Explores why false allegations may occur, what parents can do, and where to find help. |
 Foster Survivor - http://fostersurvivor.netfirms.com Online home for foster care survivors. Essays, foster care stories, guestbook, and links to other foster care sites. |
 Youth Leadership Advisory Team - http://www.ylat.usm.maine.edu/ Information for youth in foster care in the state of Maine, including advice about rights and responsibilities. Written by a group of young people in foster care. |
 Foster Care Adoption in the United States: A State-by-State Analysis of Barriers & Promising Approaches - http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411108_FosterCareAdoption.pdf A report of the National Adoption Day Coalition and the Urban Institute that examines barriers to the adoption process for foster children and potential solutions. |
 NeedyKids.com - http://needykids.com/ Contains resources, news, and articles on the growing need of foster care, problems in the system, the homeless and child abuse. |
 Youth Who Chronically AWOL from Foster Care - http://www.vera.org/publication_pdf/244_460.pdf A study on adolescents who leave foster care without permission. |
 Foster Children and Education - http://www.vera.org/publication_pdf/241_452.pdf Offers simple, inexpensive lessons and tools that can enhance the educational experience of children in foster care. |
 Orphan Foundation of America - http://www.orphan.org/ A nonprofit organization that advocates for and provides services to foster teens. Information on scholarships, virtual mentoring program, and donation opportunities. |
 Improving Family Foster Care - http://www.casey.org/NR/rdonlyres/4E1E7C77-7624-4260-A253-892C5A6CB9E1/301/nw_alumni_study_sum_apr2005.pdf Study of the mental health, educational, and employment outcomes of adults formerly in foster care. |
 Casey Family Programs - http://www.casey.org/ Providing direct services for children and youth, with a focus on foster care. Programs, resources, and media center. |
 National Resource Center for Foster Care and Permanency Planning - http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/ Provides training, technical assistance, and information to child welfare agencies. News, publications, statistics, and state contacts. |
 Judge Extends Constitutional Rights for Foster Parents and Children - http://www.ishipress.com/nyfoster.htm Details of a New York ruling on the rights of a foster parent. |
 Social Justice By and For Foster Youth - http://freechild.org/fstryth.htm A collection of resources including organizations and publications that focuses on foster youth leading social change. Based in Olympia, Washington. |
 Foster Youth: HHS Actions Could Improve Coordination of Services and Monitoring of States' Independent Living Programs - http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04926t.pdf A GAO report on the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (FCIA), which increased the allocation of federal funds for independent living programs from $70 million to $140 million. |
 Alaska Center for Resource Families - http://www.acrf.org/ Provides training, support, and information to foster and adoptive parents in Alaska. Newsletter, foster parent services, and adoption services. |
 Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative - http://www.jimcaseyyouth.org/ Seeks to improve outcomes for youth leaving foster care by developing youth leadership boards and community partnership boards. Resources, community partnerships, and legislative updates. |
 Therapeutic Foster Care Shown to Reduce Violence Among Chronically Delinquent Juveniles - http://www.thecommunityguide.org/violence/viol-int-theraputic%20foster%20care.pdf Discusses findings from studies showing a link between therapeutic foster care and a reduction in teen violence. |
 Foster Care Alumni of America - http://www.fostercarealumni.org Connects the estimated 12 million adults that share the foster care experience to create a powerful, collective voice to improve foster care. |
 National Foster Care Month - http://www.fostercaremonth.org/ Presents activities designed to promote National Foster Care Month. Posters and graphics, ribbon campaign, and information for the media. |
 Family to Family Initiative - http://www.aecf.org/MajorInitiatives/Family%20to%20Family.aspx An initiative funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation to provide child welfare agencies with a foster care system that is neighborhood-based, family-focused, and culturally sensitive. |
 Utah Foster Care Foundation - http://www.utahfostercare.org/ Serves Utah's children by finding, educating, and nurturing families to meet the needs of children in foster care. |
 National Adoption Day - http://www.nationaladoptionday.org/ A collective national (USA) effort to raise awareness of the children in foster care waiting to find permanent families. |
 Fostering Results - http://www.fosteringresults.org/ Examines federal funding options that can help place foster children in permanent homes, and seeks to improve court oversight of child welfare cases. News and research publications. |
 Youth Advocacy Center - http://www.youthadvocacycenter.org/ Helps young adults in or at-risk of foster care take control of their lives. Getting Beyond the System seminar, reports, and news. |
 Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies - http://www.cofcca.org/ An association that uses advocacy and education to enhance foster care, adoption, family preservation, and special education services in New York State. |
 UN: Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children, with special reference to Foster Placement and Adoption Nationally and Internationally - http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/27.htm Adopted by General Assembly resolution 41/85 of 3 December 1986. In English, French, and Spanish. |
 Foster Care Ombudsman Program of California - http://www.fosteryouthhelp.ca.gov/ Provides an avenue for foster youth to file complaints regarding their placement, care and services without fear of retribution. Hotline, fact sheets, and information on health insurance for foster youth. |