Online Resources for Resource Parents

National Foster Parent Association
Supports foster parents in achieving safety, permanence, and well-being for the children and youth in their care.
https://nfpaonline.org/

Resources for Foster or Adoptive Families
Center for Parent Information and Resources. Information and resources for foster or adoptive parents on raising or caring for a child with disabilities.
https://www.parentcenterhub.org/fosteradoptive/

Support for Foster Parents
AdoptUSKids. Describes the basic aspects of fostering, including partnering with caseworkers, meeting the child’s needs, preventing burnout, and learning resources.
https://bit.ly/3wlBvlm

10 Resources for Foster Parents
Annie E. Casey Foundation. Resources to help you parent children in your care and navigate the child welfare system. Includes blog on keeping siblings together, a site on raising grandchildren, a magazine by parents who have experienced the system, and more.
https://bit.ly/3mdZqyr

Families and Caregivers
National Child Traumatic Stress Network. Examines the effect of trauma on children throughout development and provides resources to guide parents.
https://bit.ly/3udNb7J

Foster Care
Sesame Street in Communities. Helps children in out-of-home care cope with separation from their parents, placements in care, and reunification.
https://bit.ly/3cDYjEZ