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May is National Foster Care Month
Find resources for child welfare professionals on building partnerships with families and youth to achieve permanency and help youth maintain lifelong connections with people important to them.
Find resources for child welfare professionals on seeking out and partnering
with relatives to achieve permanency for youth.
Find resources for child welfare professionals about partnering with, as well as providing effective support to, foster families as a way to secure permanent families for youth.
Find resources for child welfare professionals about partnering with community
members to achieve permanency and lifelong connections for youth.
Find resources for child welfare professionals about practices implemented by State and local agencies that engage and connect youth and families to achieve permanency.
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Three siblings, determined to stay together, find permanency...
Robert's lengthy journey through foster care was often difficult...
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Nathan had been in foster care for more than 6 years...
For Shaquala, deciding to become the legal guardian...
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Anita was reluctant to trust that she might find a permanent home
Colbert was able to overcome difficulties in his own life ...
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We started out just as ‘grandma’ and ‘grandpa’...
Never underestimate the power of the group experience...
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Amanda helps us understand the initial placement struggles...
Aurora's story focuses on the power of the worker/youth...
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Dana shares her experiences as a CASA volunteer...
Erin talks about her work as a teen caseworker...
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Jessica talks about the importance of her foster parents...
Josh helps us see the power of “youth voice”...
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Katie shares her relationship with one of her young people...
National Foster Care Month - Change a Lifetime
National Foster Care Month is a time to make a lasting difference in a child’s life. Nearly half a million children in the United States are in foster care. No matter how much time you have to give, you can do something positive that will “Change a Lifetime” for a young person in foster care. Find more information on how you can help by visiting the National Foster Care Month website or call 1-888-799-KIDS today!
Spotlight on National Foster Care Month
Children's Bureau Express, 11(4), 2010
Focuses on National Foster Care Month and its “Partnering With Families and Youth to Achieve Permanency” message. Four articles spotlight CB-funded Adoption Opportunities grantees and their work with youth, while other articles link to information on the Family to Family initiative and placement stability.