Orphans of the Living
Stories of America’s Children in Foster Care. In this tale of five children caught in a system incrisis, Toth chronicles the complexities of a culture that both liberates and hobbles […]
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.
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.
Questions? Comments? Please e-mail info@wifamilyconnectionscenter.org
Stories of America’s Children in Foster Care. In this tale of five children caught in a system incrisis, Toth chronicles the complexities of a culture that both liberates and hobbles […]
Book Description “As the only bear at the Russian orphanage, Nikolai wonders if anyone who visits will ever choose him, but when a fur-faced man suddenly appears with his wife, […]
Being a teenager in today’s complex world is a difficult enough task, but adopted teens have an additional struggle: to discover their identity and a sense of belonging and place […]
Memoirs of an adopted daughter. The classic memoir of Betty Jean Lifton’s search for her secret past that helped open the way for so many others. Betty Jean Lifton, acclaimed […]
Kid’s perspective on adoption.
With simplicity, sensitivity, and honesty, the author documents the inner lives of these 3 children, revealing their doubts, fears, satisfactions, and triumphs – feelings and experiences brought about by adoption. […]
Biographies of an adoptive parent supportive group. All contributors to the book are intimately connected with special needs adoption. Support group members are adoptive parents of kids who meet every […]
Answers questions, offers information about who can adopt, why adoption should be considered, how kids understand adoption as they grow up and more.
What relatives and friends must know. This book will answer questions for family and friends about who can adopt, why people adopt, how people adopt, how kids understand adoption and […]
As Annie and her adoptive father go through the treasured contents of an old coffee can, she establishes a connection to her past and her origins, and comes to terms […]