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Did you know? Many children in foster care face unique educational challenges due to trauma and frequent school changes. That’s where IEPs (Individualized Education Programs) come in. This tip sheet […]

Making an adoption plan is a deeply personal decision, and finding the right agency to guide you is essential. This tip sheet walks you through key questions to ask agencies […]

Person-First Language: Talking about Children and Youth with Special Needs Imagine walking into a room full of people you don’t know. In a situation like this, you want to put […]

Caring for Children & Youth with Special Needs This issue includes articles and resources for those who are caring for children and youth with special needs. Articles include: Wrapped in […]

At the age of three, Michaela DePrince found a photo of a ballerina that changed her life. She was living in an orphanage in Sierra Leone at the time, but […]

Circles of Support: Caregivers Need Care, Too When you think of why you became a foster parent, and the traits that you possess that help you on your journey, what […]

Building Networks of Support and Care In this issue of Partners, we chose to focus on building networks of support and care around you. We know that no one can exactly […]

This is a book written by birth parents for birth parents. It has been reviewed and given notes by two therapists and focus groups. It is a twelve step process […]

With insight and emotion, Be My Baby dramatizes the deeply felt bonds and life-affirming experiences that are at the heart of an adoptive family. Told through the voices of adoptive […]

Capturing the warmth and fun of forming close relationships with children, this book offers simple advice to parents of children who find it difficult to attach and bond – whether […]