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» Casey Family Programs    Providing direct services for children and youth, with a focus on foster care. Programs, resources, and media center.    http://www.casey.org/

» Alaska Center for Resource Families    Provides training, support, and information to foster and adoptive parents in Alaska. Newsletter, foster parent services, and adoption services.    http://www.acrf.org/

» Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies    An association that uses advocacy and education to enhance foster care, adoption, family preservation, and special education services in New York State.    http://www.cofcca.org/

» False Abuse Allegations - Adoption and Foster Care    Explores why false allegations may occur, what parents can do, and where to find help.    http://adoption.about.com/library/weekly/uc062702a.htm

» Family to Family Initiative    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.    http://www.aecf.org/MajorInitiatives/Family%20to%20Family.aspx

» Foster Care Adoption in the United States: A State-by-State Analysis of Barriers & Promising Approaches    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.    http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411108_FosterCareAdoption.pdf

» Foster Care Alumni of America    Connects the estimated 12 million adults that share the foster care experience to create a powerful, collective voice to improve foster care.    http://www.fostercarealumni.org

» Foster Care Ombudsman Program of California    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.    http://www.fosteryouthhelp.ca.gov/

» Foster Children and Education    Offers simple, inexpensive lessons and tools that can enhance the educational experience of children in foster care.    http://www.vera.org/publication_pdf/241_452.pdf

» Foster Survivor    Online home for foster care survivors. Essays, foster care stories, guestbook, and links to other foster care sites.    http://fostersurvivor.netfirms.com

» Foster Youth: HHS Actions Could Improve Coordination of Services and Monitoring of States' Independent Living Programs    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.    http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04926t.pdf

» Fostering Results    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.    http://www.fosteringresults.org/

» Improving Family Foster Care    Study of the mental health, educational, and employment outcomes of adults formerly in foster care.    http://www.casey.org/NR/rdonlyres/4E1E7C77-7624-4260-A253-892C5A6CB9E1/301/nw_alumni_study_sum_apr2005.pdf

» Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative    Seeks to improve outcomes for youth leaving foster care by developing youth leadership boards and community partnership boards. Resources, community partnerships, and legislative updates.    http://www.jimcaseyyouth.org/

» Judge Extends Constitutional Rights for Foster Parents and Children    Details of a New York ruling on the rights of a foster parent.    http://www.ishipress.com/nyfoster.htm

» National Adoption Day    A collective national (USA) effort to raise awareness of the children in foster care waiting to find permanent families.    http://www.nationaladoptionday.org/

» National Foster Care Month    Presents activities designed to promote National Foster Care Month. Posters and graphics, ribbon campaign, and information for the media.    http://www.fostercaremonth.org/

» National Resource Center for Foster Care and Permanency Planning    Provides training, technical assistance, and information to child welfare agencies. News, publications, statistics, and state contacts.    http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/

» NeedyKids.com    Contains resources, news, and articles on the growing need of foster care, problems in the system, the homeless and child abuse.    http://needykids.com/

» Orphan Foundation of America    A nonprofit organization that advocates for and provides services to foster teens. Information on scholarships, virtual mentoring program, and donation opportunities.    http://www.orphan.org/

» Social Justice By and For Foster Youth    A collection of resources including organizations and publications that focuses on foster youth leading social change. Based in Olympia, Washington.    http://freechild.org/fstryth.htm

» Therapeutic Foster Care Shown to Reduce Violence Among Chronically Delinquent Juveniles    Discusses findings from studies showing a link between therapeutic foster care and a reduction in teen violence.    http://www.thecommunityguide.org/violence/viol-int-theraputic%20foster%20care.pdf

» 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    Adopted by General Assembly resolution 41/85 of 3 December 1986. In English, French, and Spanish.    http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/27.htm

» Utah Foster Care Foundation    Serves Utah's children by finding, educating, and nurturing families to meet the needs of children in foster care.    http://www.utahfostercare.org/

» Youth Advocacy Center    Helps young adults in or at-risk of foster care take control of their lives. Getting Beyond the System seminar, reports, and news.    http://www.youthadvocacycenter.org/

» Youth Leadership Advisory Team    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.    http://www.ylat.usm.maine.edu/

» Youth Who Chronically AWOL from Foster Care    A study on adolescents who leave foster care without permission.    http://www.vera.org/publication_pdf/244_460.pdf