Promoting Positive Connections for Parents
The Children's Bureau, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has estblished May as the National Foster Care Month 2016
There are also resources available for helping foster parents and caregivers promote healthy connections with families. View our collection of real-life stories that provide first-person accounts of making successful, permanent connections. In addition, access the new Authentic Voices Videos section, a collection of videos that shares the stories of foster and adoptive parents, children, youth, and child welfare professionals, lending insight into issues of belonging, connection, development, and normalcy for children and youth in out-of-home care.
Visit the 2016 National Foster Care Month website today, and let us know your thoughts by taking our survey! For more information, contact Child Welfare Information Gateway at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 1.800.394.3366.