Resources
"A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove... but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child." - Forest E Witcraft
Resources
Books for Parents
- "A Child's Journey Through Placement" by Vera I. Fahlberg
- "From Toddlers to Teens, 1001 solutions for Everyday parenting problems" by Jane Nelson, Lynn Lott, and Glenn Stephen
- "Ghosts from the Nursery" by Robin Karr-Morse and Meredith Wiley
- "Fostering Changes" by Richard Delaney
- "How it Feels to be Adopted" by Jill Krementz
- "Creative Interventions for Troubled Children and More Creative Interventions for Troubled Children" by Liana Lowenstein
- "Another Place at the Table" by Kathy Harrison
Books for Kids
- "A Very Touching Book" by January Hindman and Tom Novak
- "A Volcano In My Tummy: Helping Children to Handle Anger" by Eliane Whitehouse and Warwick Pudney
- "Maybe Days" by Jennifer Wilgocki, Marcia Kahn Wright, and Alissa Imre Geis
- "Please Tell" by Jessie Ottenweller
- "A Terrible Thing Happened - A story for children who have witnessed violence or trauma" by Margaret M. Holmes, Sasha J. Mudlaff, and Cary Pillo
- "Billy Had To Move: A Foster Care Story" by Theresa Ann Fraser and Alex Walton
Foster Parent Resources
- Colorado State Foster Parent Association
- National Foster Parent Association
- Hunger-Free Kids Act: Children who are Medicaid eligible, including foster kids, are now eligible for the free lunch program.
- School Fees Waived for Foster Children (PDF): Children who are in out of home placement are eligible to have their school fees waived per House Bill HB08-1019.
- FosterClub: National network for youth in foster care.
- The Center: Get connected Colorado's GLBTQ community.
Training Resources
- National Foster and Adoptive Parent Community
- Foster Parent College: Online training for foster, adoptive and kinship parents.
- Adoption.com
- University of Denver - Butler Institute for Families
Adoption Resources
- Adoption Exchange and Colorado Post-Adoption Resource Center (COPARC): A regional non-profit organization that recruits adoptive families for children in foster care and provides many supportive services and resources to pre- and post-adoptive families. These services include trainings, an adoption library, financial assistance, and information on support groups and adoption therapists in your area.
- Colorado Coalition of Adoptive Families: A non-profit organization committed to providing information and advocacy to Colorado's pre- and post-adoptive and kinship