Get Help & Support – Foster Care & Adoption

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What happens to kids during childhood shapes who they become as adults. Today we say #ItsTime to change the way we represent, treat, and protect our children in America. All kids deserve a good chance at life! It starts in childhood.

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Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
Greater Hope Foundation
National Foster Care & Adoption Directory Search
National Foster Parent Association (NFPA)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1510012593577{margin-left: 15px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”State Foster Care Contacts List” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1560478920168{padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #f2d357 !important;}”][vc_column_text]Go to https://childwelfare.gov/nfcad/ to find contact information for State officials and other State-specific foster care information.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Additional Help Resources” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1560478933107{padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #f2d357 !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”16804″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanspcc.org/need-help/”][vc_btn title=”Click” color=”juicy-pink” size=”lg” align=”center” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fbox5255.temp.domains%2F%7Ekonquest%2Faspcc%2Fneed-help%2F|||”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Reporting Child Abuse” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1560478944949{padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #f2d357 !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”16805″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanspcc.org/reporting-child-abuse/”][vc_btn title=”Click” color=”juicy-pink” size=”lg” align=”center” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fbox5255.temp.domains%2F%7Ekonquest%2Faspcc%2Freporting-child-abuse%2F|||”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_toggle title=”Click for References & Sources” custom_font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” custom_google_fonts=”font_family:Abel%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” use_custom_heading=”true”]

  3. The Impact of Placement Stability on Behavioral Well-being for Children in Foster Care. David M. Rubin, Amanda L.R. O’Reilly, Xianqun Luan, A. Russell Localio. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/119/2/336.short
  4. US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, The Physical & Mental Health of Children in Foster Care. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3684722/
  5. Child Welfare Information Gateway. Supporting Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care. https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/file/opre/chafee_education_brief_final_to_opre_012015.pdf
  6. Institute for Research on Poverty. What We Know About the Effects of Foster Care. Retrieved From: https://www.irp.wisc.edu/publications/focus/pdfs/foc142g.pdf
  7. Adoption and the effect on children’s development, Dana E.Johnson. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378378202000178
  8. Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System #24 | October 2017
  9. Child Welfare Outcomes 2009-2012 Report to Congress

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