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The Paperwork Has Been Submitted

Posted Sat, 02/06/2010 - 22:08 by KCassio

Last week Mel and Nate made a very special trip, they went to the Broomfield Health and Human Services (HHS) office to drop off our paperwork, and get the approval process officially started. We are so excited. Next steps, Sherry, the foster care supervisor from HHS, starts the background process, we get fingerprinted and take the core training classes.

FosterClub

Posted Wed, 10/14/2009 - 21:22 by MatthewS
URL: 

http://www.fosterclub.com

FosterClub is a site for youth in foster care. The site's "About Us" describes themselves as:

FosterClub is the national network for young people in foster care.

Every two minutes, a child’s life changes as they enter the foster care system. Currently, there are over 513,000 young people in foster care in across America. FosterClub is their club — a place to turn for advice, information, and hope.

Foster Cares

Posted Sat, 10/10/2009 - 11:46 by MatthewS
URL: 

http://fostercares.tv/

From the Foster Cares Homepage:

Foster Cares, Inc. is a non-profit (501c3), located just South of Denver, Colorado. But our mission is nationwide.

Our main focus and primary mission is providing (at no cost) discounts and benefits, as well as time saving tools for those most involved in the actual care taking of foster children.

A true offering of tangible benefits for foster parents has been noticeably absent from this nation’s foster care system. Anyone who is a foster parent or foster care provider or knows one would quickly agree.

State of Delaware

Posted Wed, 10/07/2009 - 22:43 by MatthewS
Address 1: 
1825 Faulkland Rd
City: 
Wilmington
State/Province: 
Delaware
ZIP/Post Code: 
19805
Phone: 
302/633-2655
URL: 

http://kids.delaware.gov/information/adoption.shtml

From the Delaware Adoption Page:

How Does A Person Become An Adoptive Parent?

Connecticut Department of Children and Families

Posted Tue, 10/06/2009 - 23:10 by MatthewS
Address 1: 
505 Hudson Street
City: 
Hartford
State/Province: 
Connecticut
ZIP/Post Code: 
6106
Phone: 
866-637-4737
URL: 

http://www.ct.gov/dcf/cwp/view.asp?a=2561&Q=330740

From the Connecticut Department of Children and Families site:

Care For A Child

Adopt, Foster or Mentor a child who is near you.

Help a Child Shine!

A child that is near you may be the child that needs you most.

If you are a caring adult looking to adopt, care for or mentor a child, you don’t need to travel far and you don’t need a king’s fortune.

Is your heart open to adopting, caring for or mentoring a child?

Change a life - yours and a child’s - adopt, foster or mentor a child.

Why Adopt? Why Social Services?

Posted Sat, 07/18/2009 - 13:23 by MatthewS

Walking Around Copenhagen

My wife and I always knew that we wanted to have a kid or two. We also were pretty certain that we didn't want to increase the surface population. We knew that there were lots of kids both here in the United States and abroad who were without parents for one reason or another.

Three Little Words

Posted Wed, 07/08/2009 - 05:56 by gowhitney
Author: 
Ashley Rhodes-Courter
ISBN: 
978-1-4169-4806-3

This book was written by a girl who spent many years in the foster care system in Tampa, Florida. It gave me a lot of insight into what foster kids are thinking and the fears and frustrations they encounter. I was even surprised to learn why so many kids still have anxiety after their adoptions are finalized.

I think it is a must read, especially for those of us who adopted children out of the foster care system. It will definitely change how you think about their situations.

Adoption in Pennsylvania

Posted Sun, 06/07/2009 - 09:15 by MatthewS
Address 1: 
Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN)
Address 2: 
PO Box 2675
City: 
Harrisburg
State/Province: 
Pennsylvania
ZIP/Post Code: 
17105
Phone: 
800-585-SWAN
URL: 

http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/ServicesPrograms/ChildWelfare/003676622.htm

From the Adoption in Pennsylvania site:

The Pennsylvania Adoption Exchange (PAE)

Adams County Social Services - Foster Parent Picnic

Posted Mon, 06/01/2009 - 22:13 by MatthewS
06/24/2009 - 17:00
06/24/2009 - 19:00
US/Mountain

This is a tentative date

7401 N Broadway
Denver, CO 80221
Call 303.412.KIDS (5437) for more information.
Adams County - Children and Family Services

Adams County Social Services - Foster to Adopt Support Group

Posted Mon, 05/25/2009 - 17:12 by MatthewS
06/04/2009 - 06:30
06/04/2009 - 08:00
US/Mountain

7401 N Broadway
Denver, CO 80221

 

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