Description “This film delves into the lives of generations of children who have grown up in foster care. Documents a year in the life of 15-year-old Jeffrey and 5-year-old sister […]
Ann Stressman wrote this book after hearing Ruby Payne speak about the hidden rules of economic class, combining that perspective into her two decades of personal experience with foster care […]
Understandably, foster and adoptive parents may feel disturbed when a child engages in self harm by carving on the body, reckless self-injury, hair pulling, risky behavior or threatening suicide. [...]
This four module curriculum was prepared by Regina Deihl, J.D. Chapter One: Permanency, Foster Parents and the Law; Chapter Two: Dependency Court and Removal of Children; Chapter Three: Court [...]
Written by young people currently or formerly in foster care, this is a breakthrough handbook for kids first entering the foster care system or for those in placement. Finding Our […]
The young adults of Represent magazine have written about charging off to their own apartments only to learn how lonely they are and losing first jobs due to conflicts with […]
This booklet will teach young people valuable lessons about making the shift from foster care to independent living. Three themes emerge from these stories: resilience, getting help, and self [...]
This DVD (57 min) takes a look at what life is really like in homosexual families, with the focus on parenting and the well being of the children. We meet […]
This book offers an approach to foster parenting that combines compassion with practical, outcome-oriented strategies for teaching children how to change their behaviors. In addition to providing [...]
The special challenges of coming out while in care are explored through stories by gay and straight teens and staff. Activities with every story make this book ideal for staff […]
