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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Youth Leadership Advisory Team - http://www.ylat.org/
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. |
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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. |
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Foster Survivor - http://fostersurvivor.netfirms.com
Online home for foster care survivors. Essays, foster care stories, guestbook, and links to other foster care sites. |
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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. |