FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
Foster Care Resources for Every Stage of the Journey
Whether you’re considering becoming a foster parent, preparing to welcome a child into your home, currently fostering, or supporting foster families professionally, Creating a Family offers trusted foster care resources to help you navigate the journey.
Explore practical, expert-informed information on a wide range of foster care topics, including trauma-informed parenting, understanding challenging behaviors, prenatal substance exposure, and supporting children who have experienced loss and instability. Find recommended books for children and adults, online training for foster parents and child welfare professionals, and opportunities to connect with others who understand the joys and challenges of foster care. Whether you’re just beginning to explore fostering or looking for strategies to support a child already in your care, you’ll find resources to help you build confidence and strengthen your family.
Explore the foster care resources below to find the information, training, tools, and support that fit where you are in your foster care journey.
Connect with Foster Care Support
Sometimes the most helpful resource is connecting with others who understand foster care firsthand. We offer the following support options:
- Creating a Family Facebook Support Group: Our large, facilitated online support community via a closed facebook group brings together foster parents, adoptive parents, kinship caregivers, adoptees, foster youth, as well as birth parents. It’s a place to ask questions, share experiences, and learn from other perspectives.