Visit our Ministry Partners PageKern County Information
Kern
County DHS
- Our local partner in serving
the children and their families.
Bakersfield
The complete online guide to the Bakersfield area, with
accommodation, real estate, business and location information.
State Information
California Department of Social Services - Children and
family services.
The
California Welfare and Institutions Code This is
the actual "code" of law that judges, juvenile attorneys
use in juvenile dependency cases.
Community
Care Licensing
State of California regulatory agency providing oversight to
residential placements.
National
Information
Voice of the Orphan - A collaboration between Focus on
the Family, Shaohannah's Hope and Family Life providing
resources and information on how the church body can get
involved in the lives of orphaned children.
GuideStar -
GuideStar's mission is to revolutionize philanthropy and
nonprofit practice by providing information that advances
transparency, enables users to make better decisions, and
encourages charitable giving.
Foster Parenting Help
Michelle
Stanley’s Foster parent Resource Page
A great site with multiple links to training, advice, etc.
Foster Parent. Net A
web site devoted entirely to helping foster parents do the
difficult, yet vital, job of caring for foster kids.
The
American Medical Association's Program on Children and
Adolescents This site
gives
you dependable information on children & adolescents health. A
vast range of subjects are discussed in terms we can all
understand.
Baby Zone
Your guide during family planning, pregnancy, and the early
years of your baby's development.
Foster Parent Community
Training; share information between foster,
adoptive families, and all other professions working with abused
and neglected children.
Parent Hub
Guide to Family & Parenting Resources, and Services
Kinder Start. Com This is the largest (and most popular) indexed directory and
search engine focused on children zero to seven on the Internet.
It's the Kid Friendly Site because kids don't come with
instructions.
GuideStar
Abuse & Neglected
Children/Foster Care Issues
The
Center For Families, Children and the Courts
The site is
dedicated to improving the quality of justice and services to
meet the diverse needs of children, youth, and families in the California courts.
Casey Families
An organization committed to improving foster care and social
services for children.
Child Welfare League of America
An organization that strives to “protect children and strengthen
families.”
Children’s Hospital Child and Adolescent Research Center
The research center currently conducting research evaluations on
the ANGELS method of foster care.
Child Help
USA
has a long history of making a difference in the
lives of abused and neglected children in California:
Connect
for Kids
Many articles and links dealing with foster care issues.
California
Title 22 Regulations are the California regulations that
govern foster care services.
California
Youth Connection
is an advocacy/youth leadership organization for current and
former foster youth.
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