Welcome to the Resource Library

This Resource Library is a collection of books, tapes, and DVDs, as well as instantly downloadable items, such as newsletters and tip sheets. You will find a wide variety of topics related to foster care, kinship caregiving, adoption, and more.

Wisconsin families and professionals are welcome to check out physical materials from our library for free (electronic items are available to all for free and on demand). The requested materials will be shipped to you with a postage-paid return envelope. You can help us serve more people by sending along a check for the amount of postage, if possible. You may check out four (4) items at a time and keep them for three (3) weeks.

Tables of Contents

To help you navigate our rich library of free downloadable resources, we have created some table of contents documents that we hope you find helpful.

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Un Lunar Sequro Para Vivir

This book is an illustrated story written in Spanish for children ages two to seven about a family that moves out of an abusive home into a safe place. Told […]

Two Fingers and the White Guy

The book is an examination of life on an Indian reservation. It is a story of sadness as well as unbridled joy. It is a story of deprivation and bounty. […]

Ten Things Every Child With Autism Wishes You Knew

A child’s voice leads into each chapter, offering a one-of-a-kind exploration into how ten core characteristics of autism affect our children’s perceptions and reactions to the surrounding physical, sensory and […]

Support for Adoptive Families by Educators (S.A.F.E. at School)

This manual will provide you with simple strategies for becoming an educator on the subject of adoptive families. You will learn about adoption as a way to build families

Strength Cards for Kids

A set of 40 cards with practical, positive, affirming statements and fun loving cartoon style graphics designed for children. The most powerful way to solve a problem is to start […]

Smart Parenting For African Americans

African American children face many imposing threats in today’s world. For the parents of these children it takes knowledge, effort, and caring to effectively deal with such tough issues and […]

Show Me The Money

Trying to decipher a paystub can be challenging. How do you determine what “”take home”” pay is? What is FICA? What is a medicare deduction? And why is the amount […]

Saved By the Bell : Surviving High School

Teens in foster care face difficult challenges in high school because of their painful family backgrounds and unstable circumstances in care. In these stories, teens write about the personal and […]

Road Map For Learning (A):Improving Educational Outcomes in Foster Care

This practice framework is full of resources and emphasizes the educational needs of K-12 students in foster care or out-of-home care.

Reeducation of Foster and Adopted Children: Prospects for a Healthy Life

Not surprisingly, troubled kids from troubled backgrounds bring deep seated problems to their new homes. However, foster and adoptive parents can prepare themselves by developing an effective re-education plan. How […]