Foster Parent Links

  • Child Welfare Information Gateway
    Child Welfare Information Gateway connects child welfare and related professionals to comprehensive information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families. We feature the latest on topics from prevention to permanency, including child abuse and neglect, foster care, and adoption.

  • Caregivers Bill of Rights Training PPT

  • Resources for Relative and Kinship Caregivers - Child Welfare Information Gateway  
    This section provides resources for kinship caregivers and outlines where relatives can go to find the support they need to be successful. Resources include handbooks and information about legal, financial, and other issues common to kinship families. The section also provides guidance on changing family dynamics and establishing permanency.

IN-SERVICE TRAININGS FOR FOSTER PARENTS

Capacity Building Collaborative Learning Management System

National Foster Parent Association Training Institute

UW School of Social Work Professional Education

Caregiver Training

National Child Traumatic Stress Network

Know someone that would make a wonderful Foster Parent? Foster Parents can be eligible for up to $250 for referring potential Foster Parents who successfully complete the foster parenting class and when they subsequently accept the first placement into their homes. The referral incentive was recently raised form a total of $100 to our current referral incentive of $250.