Foster care is a system by which a certified, stand-in "parent(s)" cares for minor children or young peoples who have been removed from their birth parents ... - 

Home page for the Foster Care|Change A Lifetime campaign. - 

Over 500000 children in the U.S. currently reside in some form of foster care. Placements in foster care have dramatically increased over the past 10 years. ... - 

These resources provide State and national data on the number of children in the child welfare system, trends in foster care caseloads, and well-being ... - 

This factsheet provides the most recent national statistical estimates for children in foster care from fiscal year (FY) 2005 and also provides earlier data ... - 

Mary is a former Child Protection Social Worker, Foster Care Coordinator, and State Adoption Social Worker. She taught classes in Foster Care and Adoption ... - 

Provides information on foster care including adult, respite, and kinship along with resources, struggles that foster parents will face. - 

Foster care is the temporary placement by the Department of children outside their ... Substitute Care Services include Foster Family Care, Relative Care, ... - 

New York State Office of Children and Family services. - 

Foster care is a temporary living arrangement for abused, neglected, ... Thousands of children in North Carolina enter the foster care system each year, ... - 

Information for those considering becoming a Foster Parent in New Jersey. - 

DVD features Commission members, parents, children, judges, and lawyers talking about the foster care system and the courts. ... - 

Foster Care Resources. Listings of and links to agencies, organizations and websites to find help for and information about foster care, foster parenting ... - 

Foster families, foster care provided by relatives, foster care for children with special needs and emergency shelter care. ... - 

Foster care provides temporary care with foster parents for children who are ... Both public and private foster care agencies such as the Pennsylvania State ... - 

Serves Utah's children by finding, educating, and nurturing families to meet the needs of children in foster care. - 

Provides an avenue for foster youth to file complaints regarding their placement, care and services without fear of retribution. - 

The Department of Children's Services is responsible for providing temporary care or foster care for many of these children. DCS recruits foster families ... - 

The Delaware Children's Department, State of Delaware, provides integrated services for the health and well-being of Delaware's children and their families. - 

NFCC brings together leading players in a dialogue about improving the nation’s foster care system. Members have an opportunity to meet and strategize with ... -