61. Foster Parents Grandparents - Parenting Guidance - Children Family Fostercare.org Check Fostercare.org for information on foster parenting resources,chat, reference materials, links to support, libraries, and more. Ranking. http://www.buzzle.com/chapters/children-and-family_parenting-and-guidance_foster

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62. BabyCenter | Community: BBS - Foster Parenting Threads 41 Posts 250. Foster parents face a unique set of challenges in caringfor children foster/adopt parents in texas? (9 posts) Created by suzilyn Hi! http://bbs.babycenter.com/board/baby/babyfamily/1143650

var ACM, oPopup, oDefPopup, offsetTop=10, offsetLeft=10; You seem to have disabled JavaScript. To take full advantage of our site and functionality, we recommend you enable Javascript. How? Preconception Pregnancy Baby ... Family Life Foster parenting Foster parenting Threads: Posts: Foster parents face a unique set of challenges in caring for children who have experienced abuse, neglect, abandonment, or the death of significant family members. Come here to share stories, advice, and support. This bulletin board needs a host. Think you might be interested? Find out more. JOIN IN: See all Boards Create a new thread WATCHES: My watches HOW TO: Getting started Community Guidelines Threads Threads Last Post FOSTER ADOPTION June 7th-13th (6 posts) Created by lastchance4baby "Morning~ Just for clarification~since I am from Pa, when answering ..." View by Liz'beth seeking guidance and support - long (3 posts) Created by ~Mirabella~ "I'm new to this board for reasons you'll see. I'm a little overwhelmed and ..." View by ~Mirabella~ for caseworkers...

63. BabyCenter | Community: BBS - Foster Parenting | Questions For Foster Parents Back to foster parenting Messages First 1 Last , 14. Have your experiencesmet the expectations you had going into foster parenting? 15. http://bbs.babycenter.com/board/baby/babyfamily/1143650/thread/1011467

var ACM, oPopup, oDefPopup, offsetTop=10, offsetLeft=10; You seem to have disabled JavaScript. To take full advantage of our site and functionality, we recommend you enable Javascript. How? Preconception Pregnancy Baby ... Foster parenting "Questions for foster parents" Posts: Last Post: May 4, 2004, 9:43 PM (PDT) JOIN IN: See all Boards Create a new thread Add a message WATCHES: My watches Start watching this thread HOW TO: Getting started Community Guidelines Back to Foster parenting Messages First Last Author: May 4, 2004 , 9:43 PM (PDT) Hello, I'm working on a college project and I'm hoping that I can find a foster parent willing to answer the following questions for me... Pretty please? 1. Why did you decide to become a foster parent? 2. What did you expect when you first became a foster parent? 3. Did you attend training on foster care and has it been helpful? 4. How long have you been a foster parent? 5. How many children have stayed in your home? 6. How many children do you have in your home at a time?

64. Foster Parent Quotes Steps to Becoming a Foster Parent. Orientation is an opportunity to learnmore about the specific issues related to foster parenting. http://www.njfostercare.org/steps.html

Steps to Becoming a Foster Parent Step 1. Contact Foster and Adoptive Family Services (FAFS) via email or call 1-877-NJ FOSTER When you contact FAFS, a foster care representative will contact you and you will be asked a few questions about yourself, your family and your interest in fostering or adopting a child. They can also help to answer your questions. Step 2. Read the information provided to you. After contacting you, Foster and Adoptive Family Services will send you a packet of information about the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS), the children served and why foster parents are so important. Step 3. Come to an orientation. Orientation is an opportunity to learn more about the specific issues related to foster parenting.  Sessions are held throughout New Jersey and Foster and Adoptive Family Services will sign you up to attend one at your convenience. Step 4. Complete a homestudy with a caseworker and attend pre-service training. Staff will guide you through an assessment process to help you and DYFS learn as much about each other as possible.  The pre-service training is designed to prepare you to become a foster parent.  DYFS requires that you complete both the homestudy and the preservice training so that you may become certified as a foster parent. Next: What kind of training is offered to foster parents?

65. Foster Parenting foster parenting. foster parenting brought many challenges and taught meabout things that I never knew existed until I was faced with them. http://flashpages.prodigy.net/millmag/Foster Parenting.htm

Foster Parenting Foster parenting brought many challenges and taught me about things that I never knew existed until I was faced with them. I was aghast when I found out that not all people treat children as they should be treated. I didn't know that somewhere while I was having a nice day there were innocent little children being burned with cigarettes, tied up to something, put in a closet, box or cage, left in the crib all the time, not given any food, beaten with belts, wire hangers, extension cords, bed slats, or anything else within reach. You might say I had a very rude awakening to the "real" world when I found out things like this go on and I was seeing the result of this in the precious little children I was getting to know. I quickly became familiar with suction machines, PT rolls, apnea and heart monitors, GT buttons, tube feeding, standers, feeder chairs, CPR, spika casts, shunts, and strange uses for hair dryers and cellophane wrap just to name a few new things in my life.

66. Become A Foster Parent Won t You Consider Becoming A Foster Parent? There Are So Many Rewards Like parenting,foster parenting has challenges, but is also highly rewarding. http://www.childrensaidsociety.org/locations_services/adoption_foster-care/foste

About CAS Donate Volunteer Pressroom ... Home Your location: Become A Foster Parent Won't You Consider Becoming A Foster Parent? The Children's Aid Society is looking for very special New York City residents in the Bronx and Manhattan to provide temporary homes, stability and loving care to children whose families are unable to care for them at this time. Won't you consider opening your home and your heart to a child who needs you? We are looking for foster parents for children of all ages, races and religions. We especially need foster parents who can provide for: brothers and sisters together teenagers, teen mothers and children children who are medically or physically challenged children with emotional needs. Although they come from different backgrounds and experiences, all of these children have one thing in common: they are all absolutely lovable . With care from a loving foster parent, all of them can thrive and bring joy, laughter and love into your home. Open Your Home to a Neighborhood Child The Children's Aid Society's unique foster care program keeps children in their own neighborhoods. This way, they can go to the same schools and keep the same teachers, friends and supports in place. This approach helps the foster parent, too: the child is happier, resources are more familiar, and connecting to other foster parents is easier. It also helps foster parents develop a positive relationship with birth families, which can speed up the time it takes to reunite the family. To avoid moving children to other parents of the city, we especially need homes in the following New York City boroughs and neighborhoods:

67. Henrico County FAQ - Foster Parenting foster parenting. Living in Henrico foster parenting. What is foster care? Pleasesum up the ideal qualities that contribute to successful foster parenting. http://www.co.henrico.va.us/faq/fosterfaq.html

Frequently Asked Questions Foster Parenting Living in Henrico - Foster Parenting What is foster care? Foster care is a state mandated service provided through federal, state and local funds to deliver a full range of services for a planned period of time to a child who is abused or neglected as defined by the Code of Virginia (law). These services include casework, treatment and community services. Usually, initial services are aimed at preserving and strengthening families to keep children in their own homes. When a child must be removed from a home and placed in a foster home, the initial goal becomes the provision of services to return the child home. How does a child enter foster care? When reasonable efforts to keep a child in his or her own home are unsuccessful, the juvenile court may award custody of the child to the department of social services. In cases where an emergency arises when the court is not in session a child protective services social worker may assume custody of a child and place him or her in a foster home. Either way, the social worker must prove to the juvenile court that "no less drastic alternative than removal of the child from his or her home exists" to protect the child. It is therefore typically in the most serious cases of abuse or neglect that a child is placed in foster care. How long does a child remain in foster care?

68. News-Leader.com | True Ozarks discrepancies at DFS. “I think it’s for show,” said Dean, wholeft foster parenting two years ago out of frustration with DFS. http://springfield.news-leader.com/specialreports/dominicjames/dfsside092902.htm

site="MOSPL";section="HOME" Cloudy Sponsored by: affil_domain="ozarksnow"; Sept. 29, 2002 More funds, staff needed, foster parents say By Angela Wilson News-Leader Former and current foster parents hope a probe into the Division of Family Services leads state officials to allocate funds for more caseworkers and increase funding for foster parents. Dominic was placed in DFS care two weeks after his June 4 birthday. A day later, he was placed in the home of John and Jennifer Dilley of Willard. Dominic, who medical examiners say was severely shaken, died two months later after spending two days on life support. John Dilley is charged with second-degree murder. Dean, pastor at Silver Springs Church of God, wants the probe to also include investigation of the Juvenile Office and family court decisions. Foster parents also said they want the investigation to spearhead: At a foster family picnic Saturday in Springfield, several foster parents criticized Holden for deeply cutting the pockets of social services, making it virtually impossible to hire more caseworkers. The state had to make drastic cuts after revenues fell short of predictions. Subscribe now June 9, 2004:

69. Lancaster Online.com: News : Fostering Love In Their Children The hardest part about foster parenting is when it doesn t work out. If (fosterparents) don t help give them a chance, who else is out there? http://www.lancasteronline.com/pages/news/local/6528

Last Updated: 1:32 AM EST Local News Sports Classifieds Customer Care Center ... Archive News Local News Top Stories Pennsylvania US/Nation ... Columns Site Site Map Keyword Index RSS Feeds Need A WebSite? ... Contact Us Fostering love in their children By Carrie Caldwell Intelligencer Journal Published: May 07, 2004 9:23 AM EST LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - When Barry and Kristi Stoltzfus look at their oldest son, they know they made the right decision. Manny, a 16-year-old junior at Lampeter-Strasburg High School, came to their home as a baby from Lancaster County Children and Youth Services. The complete text of this article is no longer available online. If you wish to view the entire story please visit our archive or if you wish to order a reprint please visit our Customer Care Center PO Box 1328, Lancaster PA 17608, (717) 291-8811 Terms of Service

70. Orangutan Foundation International - Orangutan Foster Parent Program You can select one of the youngsters we have shown on this page, or youmay let us choose one of the other orphans needing foster parenting. http://www.orangutan.org/how2help/foster.php

Events Calendar Facts and Figures! Orangutan Tours Merchandise Protect the rainforest! Who is the Orangutan of the Month? Image Gallery Join our mailing list Tell your friends Orangutan Wallpaper ... Site Map Orangutan Foster Parent Program Foster an orphan now with our on-line registration form! What is an Orangutan Foster Parent? An Orangutan Foster Parent is someone who sponsors one of the many orphan orangutans that come into the care of the Orangutan Foundation International's Orangutan Care Facility in Indonesian Borneo. A Foster Parent can be an individual or a group of people, such as a school, a classroom, a family or an organization. A Foster Parent is someone who cares about the young orangutans who still need to be helped as they find their way back to the forest. We call someone a foster parent (and not an adopting parent) as the care is temporary and the orangutans are expected to return to the wild. Orangutan Foster Parents receive recognition and a special Foster Parent kit for their concern and support. Puji Ego Why do Orangutans Need Foster Parents?

71. Department Of Human Services - Allegheny County You Are Here DHS Office of Children, Youth, and Families foster parenting. FosterParenting. You can be a meaningful part of a child s life. http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/dhs/CYFnew/foster.html

CYF Profile A Parent's Handbook Regional Office Locations Prevention Efforts ... Links Big issues. Bigger answers. www.unitedway pittsburgh.org. Find help, give and volunteer Foster Care is not a Lifetime Commitment to a Child... it's a meaningful Commitment to a Child's Life. Foster Parenting You can be a meaningful part of a child's life. May is Foster Parent Awareness Month! Take This Heart A free "night out" for foster and adoptive parents in Western Pennsylvania May 22! T o receive more information about becoming a foster parent: Call 412-473-2400 view brochure email a foster care specialist at MKustra@dhs.county.allegheny.pa.us What is foster care? It is caring for a child until his or her parent(s) can resume full responsibility, or until a permanent home is found. It is a commitment to helping a child through a difficult period It is a job for people who can provide love and guidance... and then let go

72. Pennsylvania Adoption Exchange - [Foster Parenting] foster parenting. Pennsylvania Needs Foster Families Have you everconsidered being a foster parent? Would you be willing to care http://www.adoptpakids.org/paeFosterParenting.asp

Sub fRedirect(url, FrameName) Window.Top.Frames(FrameName).Location = url End Sub Sub pRedirect(url) Window.Top.Location = url End Sub Foster Parenting Pennsylvania Needs Foster Families Have you ever considered being a foster parent? Would you be willing to care for children temporarily while efforts are made to reunite children with their parents? There are children who need you. For some, foster care is a temporary, safe haven. For others, it is a protective bridge to adulthood. However long they stay and for whatever reasons they enter care, foster care is a necessary protection for many children. Foster Care Helps Children in Trouble On any given day in Pennsylvania, there are more than 20,000 children and youth in foster care. From babies to teens, foster care provides these young people with a safe, secure and stable homes while working toward some type of permanency for the child. Permanency can take many different forms including: Return to legal family Living with relatives Adoption Kinship Care Permanent legal custodianship At a time when more children are entering foster care, Pennsylvania needs more caring adults willing to provide a loving, supportive environment for a child whose family is temporarily unable to do so.

73. The Important Things In Life! Be A Foster Parent! it. . Proverbs 226. foster parenting Adoption! This need. As a fosterparent you too can make a difference in a child s life. They http://dorchids.members.atlantic.net/foster.html

Registration#47230595 www.DiscoverOrchids.com Orchids@DiscoverOrchids.com Discover Orchids Home Navigation to our site: WELCOME TO DISCOVER ORCHIDS , Inc. PLANT SALES PLANTS AVAILABLE LINKS SOCIETIES ... Common Orchid Names Orchid Care Basic Culture Culture Culture- 2 Flasking ... What is an Orchid? WILD ORCHIDS Page 1 Page 2 GREENHOUSE LOGO HISTORY ... $PRICES ROVERS! Our Rover Rover Links! Other Links Memory Verses Recipes YCLF A bible verse that is just as accurate to the positive as to the negative is found in Proverbs: "Train up a child in the way he should go, and he is old he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6 This is one of the truly most rewarding mission projects that we have ever done. Please look at the link for children that are in need of the love you can give them. The child above has a link to a place to do a state by state search. The Department of Children and Families is a good place to help children in need. As a foster parent you too can make a difference in a child's life. They are in desperate need of homes for multiple siblings! Please contact them and HELP!

74. Athens County Children Services :: Foster Parenting & Adoption :: foster parenting Adoption. A child comes to the attention of our agency by referralsfrom many sources. Carol Cockrill Foster Parent Recruiter. Contact Us. http://www.seorf.ohiou.edu/~accs/sm_fpa.htm

Home How to Report Child Abuse Children Waiting Community Events ... Links In 2001, 64 children left their families. Of those 64 children, 23 were a part of sibling groups: 1 group of 4 children 3 groups of 3 children 5 groups of 2 children 2 teen mothers with their infants 17 children were aged 2 and under 3 children were between the ages of 3 and 6 11 children were between the ages of 7 and 10 8 children were between the ages of 11 and 13 25 children were between the ages of 14 and 18 The types of placements that were made were: 33 to agency foster homes 9 to relatives 13 to theraputic foster homes 6 to group homes 2 to residential placement 1 to a hospital The locations of the agency foster homes were: 11 were in counties other than Athens 35 were within Athens County: 7 homes were in Alexander school district 12 homes were in Athens school district 8 homes were in Federal Hocking school district 2 homes were in Nelsonville school district 6 homes were in Trimble school district STAFF Adoption Unit Linda Well Supervisor BonnieCarroll Caseworker Andrea Glass Caseworker JessieTesauro Caseworker Kari Runyon Secretary Foster Care Unit Jane McAdow Supervisor Brittany Dodd Caseworker

75. Tapestry Books: Foster Parenting,foster Care, Foster Parenting, Foster Parents, ADOPTION BOOK CATALOG foster parenting,foster care, foster parenting, fosterparents, foster children, foster kids, fost/adopt, adopt, adopting, adoption http://www.tapestrybooks.com/catalog/text/b_foster.shtml

View Shopping Cart Checkout Search Browse by categories >> Browse by author ... a book? Adoption Books for Adults: Foster Parenting A Guidebook for Raising Foster Children by Susan McNair Blatt, MD This "book of directions" about foster care is based on questions and their answers from foster parents and children. A GUIDEBOOK FOR RAISING FOSTER CHILDREN provides wisdom and practical suggestions to address the problems, both major and minor, that can arise in foster care. From newborns to teens, from health problems to the juvenile justice system, it's all in here. Written by a pediatrician, this book offers guidance and suggestions to assist foster parents in the process of raising their children. (Hardcover, 219 pages, 2000) The Sexualized Child in Foster Care: A Guide for Foster Parents and Other Professionals by Sally G. Hoyle THE SEXUALIZED CHILD IN FOSTER CARE gives practical advice, information, training tips, and references for those who work with children who have been sexually abused in a previous placement. Chapters include information about sex and sexuality, distinguishing normal from abnormal sexual behavior, treatment methods, research on sexual abuse assessment, and concerns about the sexually aggressive child. Just as important, the book covers the emotional cost of treating sexual abuse survivors and how to care for the caretakers. (Paperback, 115 pages, 2000)

76. Become A Foster Parent InService Training Opportunities for Current Foster Parents. FosterParenting. foster parenting is the temporary care of children. http://www.flocdc.org/foster.htm

Become a Foster Parent In 2000, the Family Intervention Program (FIP) was created to generate a fundamental shift in the way FLOC works with children and families in the child welfare system. FIP recognizes and builds on strengths within the family by focusing on the resiliency of the child and family, and by using a team model approach. FIP works with members of the child's extended biological family and their community to strengthen and, if possible, to reunite the family. FIP's goal is to help the family work towards a permanent appropriate plan for the child within twelve months of being removed from their biological family. FIP licenses individuals and families to be a part of the larger team as "professional parents" to assure that goals for the child are met. Through the help of our FIP foster parents, the team can assure safety, stability, permanence and long-term well-being for each child. I'd Like to Talk with Someone About Becoming a Foster Parent! In-Service Training Opportunities for Current Foster Parents Foster Parenting Every year thousands of children throughout the U.S. are removed and placed outside their homes because of abuse, neglect or abandonment. Nationwide the number of children living apart from their birth families exceeded 50,000. Currently in the District of Columbia approximately 3000 children are placed in foster homes apart from their birth families.

77. Children's Services Foster Parenting The child s caseworker and the foster parent work together as a team to meeteach child s needs. Who are Foster Parents? Foster Parent Qualifications. http://www.co.logan.oh.us/childrenservice/foster.htm

Adoption Services Children's Services Home Page Parent Education Parental Supervision ... Logan County Home Page What is Foster Care? Foster care with Logan County Children's Services is the full-time, temporary care of a child (birth to 18 years of age) in a family foster home that has been certified according to guidelines set by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. This child cannot stay in his/her own home due to serious family problems, and there is no suitable relative available to provide for him/her. The child may have been a victim of abuse or neglect or may lack adequate care from his/her parents through no fault of their own. foster care is a way to provide for this child on a full-time, temporary basis. How do these children come to our agency? Some families voluntarily seek help from Children's Services and ask that a foster home be provided for their children until their crisis is over. The Juvenile Court also may place children under the temporary custody of the agency. The rules affecting children coming into foster care are set and monitored by federal and state laws. What kind of behavior can be expected from foster children?

78. Foster Parenting foster parenting motto6.gif (5411 bytes). Being a Foster Parent Really DoesSave Lives ! Dixie the 3 legged pup. Save A Life Be a Foster Parent ! http://www.cap4pets.org/FosterParenting.html

Foster Parenting Being a Foster Parent Really Does Save Lives ! If ' there is available cage space CAP attempts to keep an animal until it finds a home, 'unless' the animal becomes ill, then sadly they have No Choice except to put the dog or cat 'to sleep'. There is no place to house a sick animal at CAP Shelter because the cages stay full with the healthy animals. Therefore the unfortunate animal who gets sick, has little hope for life, 'Unless' a kind-hearted and caring person will be a 'Foster Parent' to them. Many dogs must be 'put to sleep' because they get Kennel Cough which is simply cured by giving them one antibiotic tablet twice a day for 10 to 14 days, occasionally a few days longer. Providing your own dog(s) has a Kennel Cough shot every six months, there is little to be concerned about that your dog might catch it. It is still wise to confine the sick pet in a separate room for the first few days. (Kennel Cough is similar to people getting a cold.) Anyone who has ever boarded a dog at a Kennel knows most Kennels 'require' that your animal has had the Kennel Cough shot within a six month period. The reason for this and why some of the puppies and dogs awaiting a home at shelters get Kennel Cough is because in 'close quarters' (like shelters and kennels) it can spread if the animals have not had their vaccination.

79. Sacramento County - FOSTER PARENT ORIENTATIONS SCHEDULED FOR 2004 If you’re that person and you’d like to know more about the challenges andrewards of foster parenting, Sacramento County offers the following free http://www.sacdhhs.com/article.asp?ContentID=1070

80. Foster Parent Networking Me and my husband have been foster parents for 6 years in the state of PA.Currentlywe are taking a break and no longer doing foster parenting.There has been http://www.sos-fosternet.org/fp_ntwrk.html

Foster Parent Network Need someone to talk to? Have a special interest that you'd like to share? Browse through and see who else is wanting to network with others. If you don't happen to find what you're looking for, submit yourself here. Please specify if you are looking to network with others in a particular geographical area, or regarding a special interest. Thanks! Hattie We have fostered for over 30 yrs. We now have 3 girls who are all mentally challenged. We have loved fostering but have worried about the changes and the demands put on foster parents. We are tied down to lots of rules and regulations, some good, some annoying. If we are to truly parent these children we need the support of the agencies, schools and the community. Although we have fostered our disabled daughter for 9 yrs., no one has really been able to come up with a good system of dealing with her. Her behaviour can be very bad and it seems like only the school is re3ally able to manage her and this is because they have a lot of help. We do have help in the home and also have a aid to help with her still we have had some very difficult moments and know not what to do when she has a tantrum. Are there any other fp who handle this population? Linda Me and my husband have been foster parents for 6 years in the state of PA.Currently we are taking a break and no longer doing foster parenting.There has been problems in the past with social workers agencies and dealing with DHS in PHIL. PA. Social workers not listening to foster parents social workwes not visting the foster children.Agencies not looking out for there foster parents agencies doing everthing in there power to destory foster parents who are labed trouble makers. DHS in PHIL. PA to many children in care not enough social workers not providing the services to the children in care. I would love to hear from any other foster parent who have had to deal with issues we have had to. Also any PA FOSTER PARENTS and all FOSTER PARENTS with DHA of PHIL. ISSUES. Thanks for letting me vent.

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