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Fostering Perspectives' Sponsors

	Jordan Institute for Families, part of the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
	North Carolina Division of Social Services
	North Carolina Family and Children's Resource Program
	North Carolina Foster Parent Association
	SAY SO (Strong Able Youth Speaking Out)

Adoption

North Carolina's Photo Adoption Listing Service (PALS)

	Adopt: Assistance, Information, Support
	Adopting.com
	Adoptivefamilies.com
	Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute
	Foster Child Adoption in North Carolina
	National Adoption Center
	National Adoption Information Clearing House
	North American Council on Adoptable Children

Associations

	American Public Human Services Association
	Children and Family Services Association--NC
	Colorado State Foster Parent Association
	Educom: First Hungarian Foster Care Association
	Foster Parent Association Directory
	National Association of Child Advocates
	National Association of Social Workers
	National Association of Social Workers - North Carolina
	National Foster Parent Association
	National Independent Living Association
	North Carolina Association of County Directors of Social Services
	North Carolina Foster Parent Association

Child Welfare

	Annie E. Casey Foundation Family to Family Initiative
	Child Abuse Prevention Network
	Child Help USA
	Child Trends
	Child Welfare League of America
	Child Welfare Resource Centre (Canada)
	Children Now
	Children's Defense Fund
	Connect for Kids
	Covenant with North Carolina's Children
	Families for Kids Initiative in North Carolina
	Family Preservation & Child Welfare Network
	Family Support America
	Guardian ad Litem: A Child's Advocate in Court
	National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
	North Carolina Child Advocacy Institute
	Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina
	United Nations Children's Fund
	Volunteers for Youth
	YesICAN: International Child Abuse Network

Child Welfare Training in North Carolina

	North Carolina Social Services Professional Development
	North Carolina's Child Welfare Education Collaborative
	East Carolina University School of Social Work & Criminal Justice Studies
	North Carolina A&T State University Department of Sociology/Social Work
	North Carolina State University Social Work Program
	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work
	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Departments of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Department of Social Work

Educational Needs

	Children First: National PTA Site
	Department of Education Publications
	Division of Early Childhood
	Exceptional Children's Assistance Center
	North Carolina Public Schools Infoweb
	Smart Start North Carolina

Foster Care

	Alaska Foster Parent Training Center
	British Agencies for Adoption & Fostering
	Canadian Foster Parent Home Page
	Casey Family Services
	Colorado State Foster Parent Association
	Department of Health and Human Services: Foster Care & Adoption Statistics
	Educom: First Hungarian Foster Care Association
	Family-Centered Foster Care Unit Home Page
	Foster Parent Association Directory
	Foster Parent Community
	Foster Parent Home Page
	Foster Parent News (Australia)
	Foster Parent Society of Ontario (Canada)
	Foster Parent Talkabout : A Worldwide Talking Tour for Foster Parents
	Foster Parents CARE
	Lifting the Veil: Examining the Child Welfare, Foster Care and Juvenile Justice System
	National Foster Parent Association
	National Youth in Care Network (Canada)
	New Hampshire Foster and Adoptive Parent Association
	North Carolina Foster Parent Association
	Specialized Alternative for Families and Youth
	Take This Heart: The Foster Care Project
	Tennessee Foster Parent and Foster Child Advocates
	Vermont Foster Parents

Health and Safety

	CDC National Prevention Information Network - AIDS, HIV, STDs, TB
	Child Lures Prevention
	Kids Health
	Institute of Medicine
	Mediconsult.com
	National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
	National Vaccine Information Center
	North Carolina Health Access Coalition
	North Carolina Health Choice for Children
	PediaNet
	Recommended Hygiene Precautions and Universal Precautions
	SIDS Network
	The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
	United States Consumer Product Safety Commission
	Web MD

Kids and Youth: Sites for Kids

	Children's Express News Service
	FosterClub
	Foster Club - The Club for Foster Kids
	Fostering Perspectives Kids' Pages
	Girl Power
	Grands Place Kids
	Kids Only (on Child Abuse)
	Kids Peace: The National Center for Kids Overcoming Crisis
	KidsCom: Play Smart, Stay Safe and Have Fun!
	Kids National Geographic
	Kids Online - Links to Medical Resources on the Web
	Kidsource
	KidSpace
	Kidsurfer (National Children Coalition)
	Knowledge Adventure
	McGruff & Scruff Drug & Violence Prevention Story and Activity Site
	Rainy Day Resource Page
	Surfin' Tots Home Page
	The Surgeon General's Report for Kids About Smoking
	Unicef Voices of Youth Homepage
	World Kids Network
	World Village: KIDZ
	WOW: Welcome to Winners on Wheels

Kids and Youth: Teens

	GettingReal.com (for teens)
	SAY SO (Strong Able Youth Speaking Out)
	Survivors of the System - Foster Children United
	Teens Only!
	Teensurfer (National Children Coalition)
	The Teenage Computer Network

Kinship Care

	Are You Raising Your Grandchildren?
	Caring Grandparents of America
	Grand Parent Again
	Grandparents Resource Center
	Grands Place
	iGrandparents.com: Tough Subjects
	Intergenerational Connections
	"It's Not the Same the Second Time Around: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren" (AARP)
	Off Our Rockers...Grandparents Being Parents, AGAIN!
	Parenthood: Once Again
	The Many Faces of Grandparenting

Legal & Legislative

	EdLaw
	National Center for Youth Law
	North Carolina General Assembly Representation
	Write Your Representative (United States House of Representatives)
	Youth Rights & Responsibilities: A Handbook for North Carolina's Youth

Parenting

	Brand New Day Consulting
	Kidsource
	National Fathers Network
	National Parenting Center
	Parent Soup!
	Parenting Toolbox
	Parents Helping Parents
	Raising Resilient Children
	The National Parent Information Network
	Tips on Teens
	Whole Family Center

Respite Care

	ARCH National Resource Center for Crisis Nurseries and Respite Care Services
	North Carolina Respite Programs
	Respite Services to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (ARCH)
	Therapy/Respite Camps for Kids
	Volunteer Families for Children of North Carolina

Services Available to Foster Families

	Family Support Network of North Carolina
	Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center
	Independent Living Resources, Inc.
	National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center
	Suitcases for Kids

Social Service Departments in North Carolina

	County DSS Contact Information
	County DSS Web Sites
	North Carolina Division of Social Services

Social Workers

	Clinical Social Work Foundation
	Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research
	National Association of Child Advocates
	National Association of Social Workers
	National Association of Social Workers - North Carolina
	NYU's WWW Research for Social Workers
	Social Work Access Network
	Social Work Search. com (a search engine)
	Society for Social Work & Research
	The Complete Social Worker
	The New Social Worker Online

Special Needs

	ADHD Owner's Manual
	American Association of Mental Retardation
	Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center
	Attention Deficit Disorder: Dedicated to Teachers and Parents
	Autism Resources
	Autism Society of America
	Children with Aids Project
	Children and Adults with ADD
	Down Syndrome WWW Page
	Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Community Resource Center
	Help for ADD: Information for Parents and Professionals
	National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
	National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
	National Parent Network on Disabilities
	North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities
	One A.D.D. Place
	Parent Network for the Post-Institutionalized Child
	Parenting Special Needs Children
	Parents of Blind and Visually Impaired Children Resource Page
	Project INTEGRATE
	Special Needs - Special Gifts
	United Cerebral Palsy Net

Support Groups

The Attachment Disorder Support Group

Other Newsletters

	*Colorado's Foster Age*
	*Foster Share*
	The Future of Children