This link provides foster children on how to navigate through the legal system. Through this site, foster youth are able to access the California Foster Youth Bill of Rights, and explains how to speak with their lawyers and take an active role in addressing judges and other legal representatives.
A comprehensive site that aims to give Arizona foster youth helpful information about the foster care system, shelters, education, the job market, and all the resources available to them within their community.
The National Council for Adoption is committed to the belief that every child deserves a permanent family and has a mission to meet the diverse needs of adopted children.
The NFCC is a national partnership of organizations and individuals dedicated to improving the lives of more than half a million children currently in the foster care system.
NFPA is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping foster parents achieve safety, permanence, and well-being for the children and youth in their care.
Here on Network for Good people can look for information about parenting a foster child.
An organization that is geared towards youth who are aging out of foster care. It's a comprehensive, youth-oriented site with information, advice, interactive features and a useful glossary of foster care terms.
United Friends of the Children is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bettering the lives of foster children and to supporting former foster youth in their journey to become successful, independent adults. Through our programs, advocacy efforts, and direct involvement with youth, UFC seeks to be a catalyst for change.
Represent is a national magazine written by and for young people in the foster care system. Through personal narratives and reported stories, the teen staff provides an inside look at life in the system that other teens in care can connect with. Teen readers report that the magazine makes them feel less alone and gives them practical insights into handling the challenges they face. The magazine is also an invaluable resource for adults. Staff, policymakers and foster parents report that reading Represent helps them understand the lives of young people in care in new ways.
AdoptUSKids helps foster and adoptive families whether you are just starting the process or have already adopted.
Casey Family Programs is the nation’s largest operating foundation entirely focused on foster care. Since 1966, they have worked to provide and improve—and ultimately prevent the need for—foster care in the United States. As advocates for change, they are committed to our 2020 Strategy – an ambitious yet attainable goal to safely reduce the number of children in foster care and improve the lives of those who remain in care.
CASA provides support and resources to foster children.
America’s College Fund for Foster Youth has dedicated themselves to supporting foster kids who have “aged out” or turned 18, but still need help.
FosterClub is a national network for young people in foster care and young foster care alumni. The site includes blogs from current foster youth, success stories from youth who have come out of the foster system as well as celebrities who faced foster care. It also provides a listing by state of contact information for professionals and hotlines.
generationOn is a global youth service movement that hopes to inspire all kids to make a positive impact on the world. generationOn gives children the opportunity to observe the issues in their community and then supplies them with the tools and resources they need to in order to become part of the solution. generationOn’s Learning To Give curriculum teaches the importance of volunteerism, civic engagement, and character building through service-learning.
The U.S. Department of health provides thousands of resources to anyone who needs information about foster care, homelessness in youth, or adoption.
The FreeChild project gives young people in foster care a chance to make their concerns and ideas known to the world.
MoneySkill is a free online reality based personal finance course for high school and college students to gain a basic understanding of money management. The curriculum discusses income, expenses, assets, liabilities, and risk management to allow students to assess how these concepts affect their daily lives.
Money Smart for Young Adults was developed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and is aligned with economic educational standards for all fifty states. The curriculum target youth ages twelve through twenty to learn the basics of money sense, including how to create positive relationships with financial institutions.
MyMoney is the US government's website devoted to educating all Americans about the basics of finances. The website's youth tab provides information, fun facts, and games intended to help the next generation plan for the future.