Welcome to the Resource Library

About 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.

Questions? Comments? Please e-mail info@wifamilyconnectionscenter.org

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Raising Children Who Think For Themselves

Its hard to be a parent these days. You are constantly competing with all sort of undesirable influences that stead your children’s attention and lure them away from what’s productive […]

Wablenica: The Tale of A Lakotah Orphan

Eleven year old Rose’s mom dies just a year after her dad’s fatal accident. Rose now orphaned becomes part of the Chicago foster care system. She struggles in several foster […]

Adopting Online.com

Practical, easy to follow guidelines for anyone interested in adopting a child. Filled with helpful advice on safe and affordable adoptions, how to find birth motheres and how to safely […]

Adoption For Dummies

This reassuring guide walks you through the process, from choosing the right form of adoption and finding an agency to filling out forms, meeting with birthparents, and getting through the […]

When I Met You: A Story of Russian Adoption

Based on the author’s own family’s experience, this book describes a child’s life before and after she was adopted from Russia. From scenes in the orphanage to the child’s Russian […]

Born In Our Hearts : Stories of Adoption

Whether you are thinking about adoption, you were adopted yourself, or you are at any point along the adoption journey this book will touch your soul and make you believe […]

Little Bunnies Say Goodbye To Birth Mom

This powerful moving book is for children facing termination of their parent’s parental rights. This little book has been instrumental in touching the hearts of many children in treatment for […]

Un Lugar Seguro Para Vivir

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

Terrible Thing Happened (A)

This gently told story is for children who have witnessed any kind of violent or traumatic episode. An afterword for parents offers extensive suggestions for helping traumatized children, including a […]