May is Foster Care Month!

Look around in your community for foster care recognition activities and opportunities for YOU to show your appreciation for foster families. They work very hard to keep the children placed with them safe and nurtured.

So - HAPPY FOSTER CARE MONTH 
TO ALL FOSTER PARENTS
from www.nhfostercare.org 

Visit these links for more information about foster parenting and foster care month:

NH Foster Care Month

National Foster Care Month - Change a Lifetime 

The Campaign

	Date:	May 1 - 31, 2008
	Event:	Blue Ribbon Campaign Wear a blue ribbon to show your support of foster and adoption parents
	Location:	Statewide
	Contact:	Gail DeGoosh,  603-271-4711,   gdegoosh@dhhs.state.nh.us

State-Specific Foster Care and Adoption Information
AdoptUsKids now offers an interactive map that provides access to state-specific information on foster care and adoption.  http://www.adoptuskids.org/resourceCenter/rrtPackets/chooseState.aspx

The Adoption Process for a Child in Foster Care

Resources:

• The Adoption Exchange Association, Collaboration to AdoptUsKids, an initiative to recruit and connect foster and adoptive families with children at www.adoptuskids.org or call 1-888-200-4005 to find the Recruitment Response Team in your State.

New Hampshire Happenings 
Foster and Adoptive Care EssentialS (FACES) Foster Parent Pre-licensing Training

NH Foster Parent Training Opportunities - Current Granite State College
Course Listings 

Monadnock Area Foster Parent Association

Foster Parent Training - The Family Resource Connection

NH Stories of the Heart

On The Web

Kid's Page

Aging Out: What Happens When You've Grown Up in Foster Care and Suddenly You're on Your Own