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Every foster child has a story that begins with loss..... Loss of innocence, loss of family, loss of security. By the time a child becomes a teenager, their story is much longer and full of significantly more loss. Here is the story of Shannon VanderArk, a woman who spent the majority of her childhood in the foster care system including her teen years. She reminds us that all foster teens first started as children with a unique story of abuse, trauma and neglect and that all foster teens have a potential to heal and move past this history if given the opportunity to be cared for in a safe, loving and understanding environment. Click Here to read her story and be inspired...
Teen Research Opportunity! Researchers from the University of Washington want to find out ways to help foster teens and their caregivers to get along better and make healthy choices. They have adapted a parenting curriculum and created Connecting for youth in foster care and are recruiting caregiver/teen pairs to help them research the curriculum. For more information on this program or to sign up to participate in this study, please Click Here.
The Mockingbird Society is dedicated to building a world‐class foster care system that ensures the care, support, and resources necessary for children, youth, and families to thrive.
Parent Trust offers unique solutions for the entire family through effective, free or low cost classes, workshops and coaching. With more than 30 years experience, Parent Trust is a respected, dependable source of education and support for parents, caregivers, children and teens.
Fostering Together Teen Reach Group is a private Facebook Group facilitated by Shannon VanderArk, a former foster youth and now a public speaker and advocate for teenagers in foster care. This group is designed to offer teens in foster care a place of encouragement and a safe place to share.
Casey Family Programs serves children and youth ages 11 to 18. Because older youth are often self-sufficient with their own interests and activities, they may not be looking for a mom or dad, but rather a life coach or a mentor who can help them navigate their adolescence.
Catholic Community Services has been providing foster care services for over 80 years. During the licensing process, they specialize in assessing talents, skills and desires of each family to ensure the best possible match of children with your family.
Compass Health's therapeutic foster care program provides specialized foster care to youth aged 6-17 who have mental health difficulties related to abuse and/or neglect. After training, foster parents team up with professionals to develop and implement individual treatment plans specific to the child's needs.
Friends of Youth desires foster parents who will be able to provide a loving home that assists the foster children in preparation for adult life. This means encouraging life skills and supporting good decisions.
Foster Care Resource's Secret Harbor program includes specialized recruitment and training of foster families and they are commited to providing intensive care management for youth to ensure safe and effective strategies for successful placement.
Since 1973, Olive Crest has transformed the lives of over 50,000 abused, neglected, and at-risk children and their families by working to meet the individual needs of kids in crisis by providing safe homes, counseling, and education for families.
Pioneer Human Services provides care to mental health and BRS youth aged 8-17 year olds with high end behaviors. Their youth receive treatment and resources needed to help them successfully transition back to their families and become healthy, productive members of their communities.
Ryther's therapeutic homes provide safe, nurturing care for children who have made progress in their treatment and are in transition to adoptive placements or in reunification with their birth family. They provide you a case manager who is your point person as well as your advocate, liaison and overall coordinator.
Service Alternatives licenses families for both Specialized and Therapeutic Foster Care to children between the ages of 6 and 17 years old. Both levels of care offer specialized support and services to help achieve a successful living situation or transition to a permanent care living situation.
Sound Mental Health's team approach unites all the significant people in a youth’s life to assess needs and design an individual plan to understand issues, enhance communication and provide ongoing support. Parents receive training opportunities, accessible staff, a supportive community and respite.
YMCA Foster Parents are part of a treatment team within a caring community. The Y provides foster parents with the training they need to open their homes to a youth and their mental health professionals will see that every child, youth and family receives the specialized services they need.
Youthnet wants their families to know that once a child is placed in your home, it is their goal to provide care for the entire family. Their case managers are committed to their foster/adoptive families, and provide ongoing case management and support.
