In family foster care, children live with relative or nonrelative adults who have been approved by the State, or by an agency licensed by the State, to provide them with shelter and care.

• Licensing foster parents
• Foster care home studies
• Program models

Family and Therapeutic Foster Care
National Youth Advocate Program (NYAP)
Describes the difference between family foster care and treatment foster care. NYAP provides community-based traditional, specialized, and therapeutic foster care.

Family Match
Promotes placement by matching youth in care with foster and adoptive families based on characteristics such as expectations, behaviors, and resiliency factors.

Foster Care
Children's Aid Society
Outlines the history of foster care in the United States.

Getting Started
AdoptUsKids
Provides step-by-step guidelines on the process of becoming a foster parent.

Legal Center for Foster Care & Education
Provides a searchable database on topics related to the legal aspects of education for children and youth in foster care.