The Star: A Story to Help Young Children Understand Foster Care -- by Cynthia Lovell (Author) (Book - Child)
The book follows a fictional young girl, Kit, who is taken from her mother to the safety, and different world, of a foster home. On Kit's first night in foster care, she becomes friends with a star...
Ages 4 years - 8 years.
Prince George's County Child Support Services (Program)
Provides services which establish and enforce child support orders, including location of the absentee parent, providing the paternity of the child, obtaining court orders for support, collecting...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Grover G. Graham and Me -- by Mary Quattlebaum (Author) (Book)
"Ben Watson has been shuffled from foster home to foster home since he was 5 years old. Seven homes in six years. He's gotten used to blanking folks out, leaving them behind, and waiting for the day...
Ages 10 years - 12 years.
Lutheran Children's Aid and Family Services (Organization - Private, Non-Profit)
Lutheran Children's Aid and Family Services is an extended arm of Lutheran congregations with a mission to provide services for adults and children to increase the quality of their lives.
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Maybe Days: A Book for Children in Foster Care -- by Jennifer Wilgocki, Marcia Wright (Authors) (Book - Child)
"Introduces the people and procedures involved in foster care, and the feelings, reactions, and concerns of new foster children. Includes an afterword for caregivers." -From the Publisher
Ages 4 years - 8 years.
Cleveland Catholic Charities Foster Care and Adoption (Program)
Foster Care and Adoption Services are offered through Cleveland Cathoic Charities as are birth parent services and domestic/international home studies.
All Ages
Fostering Changes: Treating Attachment-Disordered Foster Children -- by Richard Delaney (Author) (Book - Parent)
No professional review available
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Bellefaire JCB's Adoption Center (Program)
The Adoption Center provides guidance and support for families who are entering the adoption process.
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
http://www.bellefairejcb.org/adoption-foster-care-autism/adoption/
A Guidebook for Raising Foster Children -- by Susan Blatt (Author) (Book - Parent)
"Foster parents need wisdom to guide foster children to enable them to have a meaningful experience. This book, written by a pediatrician, with the help of foster parents, provides guidance and...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
CC Home Family Services (Program)
Provides an array of services designed to stabilize, preserve and strengthen families in communities. CC Home also provides a Child and Family Network for Foster Care and Adoption.
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)