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Information and resources to help with your decision to become a foster parent, including where to start, questions to ask, challenges, and rewards.

Becoming a Foster Parent

For some it's a first step toward adoption. For others it's a proactive statement of nurturing, advocacy, and love. But it's not for everyone. Here's what you need to know.... [more]

LifeBooks & Waiting Families

The time to start is now, and author Beth O'Malley, M.Ed. has great tips on what kind of information to gather and how to get it.... [more]

Looking for Mr./Ms. Goodworker

Is there such a thing as the ideal Social Worker for your family's needs? Maybe not, but an experienced foster care and adoption professional thinks there's hope. Guest author: Emil Baldwin, Jr., LSW... [more]

Multiple Transitions

Special thanks to Michael Trout of The Infant-Parent Institute for allowing us to reprint the script of his video. What would even the youngest children tell us if they could? Perhaps these are their words.... [more]

Treatment Foster Care: One Parent's Story

Treatment/Therapeutic Foster Parenting provides a crucial service to children dealing with extreme challenges. One parent tells us how this differs from traditional foster care, and details about training, services and therapy programs.... [more]

Library of Articles: Becoming a Foster Parent

Articles, features, and specials from our Editor for those interested in becoming a foster parent to a child in the U.S. foster care system.... [more]

Emilville High School
Social worker Emil Baldwin, Jr. is a foster care professional with some excellent advice.

Is Foster Parenting For Me?
Good descriptive information about the children, your options, financial support, and qualifications, from the Pennsylvania State Foster Parent Association.

Questions Before Placement
Questions to ask before accepting a placement in your home.

Safety Checklist
Going through this list will help you prepare for the renewal or application process for your foster parenting license.

The Perils of Foster Parenting
Jim and Kelly Mosier experienced the heartache and personal anguish that exist as negative possibilities.

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