Foster care and adoption have undergone major changes in the last decade. Children's service organizations seek and train Resource Families to support and love foster children throughout their journey.
N&R Publications tells the stories of these families and children using journalistic techniques, helping readers understand if this path is right for them.
Published May 2020
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Sacramento County Department of Child Protective Services is setting up Sacramento County families for successful resource parenting of teens.
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Published May 2020
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El Departamento de Servicios para Niños,Familias y Adultos del Condado de Sacramento estableciendo familias para la crianza exitosa de adolescentes.
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Published Apr 2018
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For a child in foster care, it can be easy to think that the world has given up on you. They have experienced trauma that sometimes manifests in challenging behaviors that require extra love and support at a time when their biological parents are unable to provide it. These children need a resource parent with patience, someone who understands that a child’s wounds will not be fixed overnight, a parent who’s going to say, “I’m not going to give up on you.” Uplift Family Services specializes in helping these parents and children in foster care create more stable, loving homes. Uplift has its own mental health clinicians, social workers and family specialists who provide services and supports, so resource parents know they are never alone on this journey.
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Published Jun 2017
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Los niños que se encuentran en el sistema de crianza que forman parte de nuestra comunidad son sus vecinos, estudiantes, amigos de sus hijos, etc. Todos ellos tienen las mismas aspiraciones y sueños que los niños que no viven de esta manera. Lamentablemente, si no tenemos adultos constantes que brinden un hogar acogedor y de apoyo, a largo plazo quedarán en desventaja comparados con sus compañeros. Aquí es donde necesitamos de usted.
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Published Jun 2017
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Foster care is a journey. And you don’t always know where the path is going or how long it will take to get there. Right now in Sacramento County, there are more than 2,000 children on this journey – and they need loving people to go with them. Now, a major change in foster care in California is putting the needs of children first by making sure the same caregiver can be with a foster child for that entire journey. Called Resource Family Approval, it ensures that any caregiver receive proper approvals, training and support to care for a child until they are reunified with a birth parent or are adopted.
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Published Jan 2017
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San Joaquin County Children's Services is looking for resource families to reflect the diverse identities and cultures of the many foster children who are looking for homes. You don't need to be perfect, but you may be perfect for a foster child!
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Published Jan 2017
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La Agencia de Servicios Infantiles del condado de San Joaquín necesita familias de crianza que puedan refl ejar las diversas identidades y culturas de los niños en cuidado de crianza que buscan casas. ¡No necesita ser perfecto, pero podría ser la persona perfecto para un niño!
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Published Aug 2016
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¿Qué ocurre después de un niño es retirado de un entorno inseguro? ¿Cómo puede la comunidad intervenir para llenar la necesidad de cuidar a estos niños? Con muchos niños en el Condado de Santa Clara que necesitan familias para siempre, este problema es uno que afecta profundamente a los niños ya la comunidad en general. Esta pieza será llevar un mensaje de esperanza, lo que demuestra los resultados positivos que son posibles por los niños que muestran que están prosperando gracias a sus recursos y familias adoptivas. Especialmente dirigidos a los recursos potenciales y las familias adoptivas de alta calidad, la pieza será educar y alentar, ayudar a las familias a obtener la confianza para dar un paso adelante y dar la bienvenida a un niño en sus vidas.
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Published Aug 2016
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Điều gì xảy ra sau khi một đứa trẻ được lấy ra từ một môi trường không an toàn? Làm thế nào cộng đồng có thể bước vào để lấp đầy nhu cầu bằng cách chăm sóc những đứa trẻ? Với nhiều trẻ em ở Hạt Santa Clara có nhu cầu của các gia đình mãi mãi, vấn đề này là một trong những ảnh hưởng sâu sắc cả trẻ em và cộng đồng tốt hơn. mảnh này sẽ mang lại một thông điệp hy vọng, cho thấy kết quả tích cực mà có thể bằng cách giới thiệu trẻ em đang phát triển mạnh nhờ vào tài nguyên của họ và gia đình nhận nuôi.
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Published Aug 2016
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What happens after a child is removed from an unsafe environment? How can the community step in to fill the need by caring for these children? With many children in Santa Clara County in need of forever families, this issue is one that deeply affects both the children and the greater community. This publication will bring a message of hope, demonstrating the positive outcomes that are possible by showcasing children who are thriving thanks to their resources and adoptive families. Targeted particularly at potential resource and adoptive families of high quality, the piece will educate and encourage, helping families gain the confidence to step forward and welcome a child into their lives.
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Published Aug 2016
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More people are needed to provide love and support to foster youth in Fresno County. Find out how you can help.
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Published Aug 2016
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Se necesitan más personas que brinden apoyo y cariño a jóvenes en tránsito en el condado de Fresno. Conozca cómo puede colaborar.
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Published Jun 2016
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Foster children are not someone else’s problem to take care of. These are Orange County’s children, and we all share responsibility to help them succeed by providing permanency and love. It takes a commitment from all of us to achieve this. There are 3,000 children in our community who need your help right now. Resource families are needed to provide love and support to foster children until their journey ends, whether through reunification with birth parents or adoption into a forever home.
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Published Jun 2016
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Foster children are not someone else’s problem to take care of. These are Orange County’s children, and we all share responsibility to help them succeed by providing permanency and love. It takes a commitment from all of us to achieve this. There are 3,000 children in our community who need your help right now. Resource families are needed to provide love and support to foster children until their journey ends, whether through reunification with birth parents or adoption into a forever home.
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Published Feb 2016
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Whether you’re looking to expand your family through adoption or you want to plan a better future for your child, Adoption Choices of Nevada can help. Their compassionate and experienced social workers connect birth parents and adoptive parents, making families possible
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Published Sep 2015
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Some people don’t think there are foster children in Napa County, but there are. The need is here — in our community. And all it takes is a heart to help. Families are needed to foster children, especially older youth, Spanish speakers and sibling sets. Thanks to partnerships with Lilliput Children’s Services and Aldea Foster Care, Napa County has many resources to support families and children in making forever homes. In this publication, readers will learn that foster children is a community issue and will be inspired to take action by being a foster or concurrent (willing to adopt) family.
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Published Jul 2015
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We CAN find permanent families for foster youth. This publication for the foster-youth advocacy nonprofit Families NOW, shows what needs to be done to achieve permanent families for every foster child in California.
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Published Jun 2015
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Do you have room in your heart and your home to welcome a child in need? Found out how you can help by becoming a Kern County resource foster or adoptive parent.
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Published Jun 2015
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In Yuba and Sutter counties, there are more than 300 children in foster care who are in need of stable, loving families. Read on to find out how you can help.
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Published Oct 2014
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What happens after a child is removed from an unsafe environment? How can the community step in to fill the need by caring for these children? With roughly 2,300 children currently in foster care, and 500 of those children in need of forever families, this issue is one that deeply affects both the children and the greater community. This publication brings a message of hope, demonstrating the positive outcomes that are possible by telling the stories of children who are thriving thanks to their foster and adoptive families. Targeted particularly at potential foster/adoptive families, the piece educates and encourages, helping families gain the confidence to step forward and welcome a child into their lives.
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Published Oct 2011
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Every child deserves a lifelong family. With help from volunteers, mentors and donations, Sierra Forever Families works to find permanent homes for foster children and youth in Sacramento.
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