The FloridaFAPA Resource Guide
FloridaFAPA Resource Guide (Updated March 2020, PDF)Our Partners
- Florida Department of Children and Families
- Florida Guardian Ad Litem Program
- Florida Coalition for Children
- North American Council on Adoptable Children
- National Foster Parent Association
- Florida’s Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI)
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Florida’s Adoption Reunion Registry 1-800-96-ADOPT
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Explore Adoption – www.adoptflorida.org
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Daniel Kids Foster Care, Adoption and Independent Living – www.danielkids.org
- … and all of the community based care agencies serving Florida (see complete CBC listing)
Foster Care
- DCF Memo on Cost of Living Adjustment
- DCF Memo on Child Restraint Seat Use for Transporting Children
- Florida Children’s Ombudsman
- State Parks Admission & Camping Fees Update
- Florida Administrative Code 65C-13 (licensing)
- Center for the Advancement of Child Welfare Practice
- Five Protective Factors Handout
- Five Protective Factors Resource Guide
- National Foster Parent Association
- Pinwheels for Prevention — Parent Booklet
- Fostering Success
- Florida’s Statutes Chapter 39
- Presentation on Legal Rights of Foster Parents (by Attorney Alan I. Michael)
- Normalcy Resources
- DCF Normalcy Memo (2/29/12)
- DCF Normalcy Memo (3/5/13)
- DCF Normalcy Operating Procedure Memo (7/25/2016)
- Normalcy Operating Procedures (CFOP170-11; 7/25/2016)
- Keys To Independence (Program to assist Foster teens acquire driver licenses)
Adoptive Care
- Selfless Love Foundation
- Heart Gallery Florida
- Heart Gallery Listings by County
- AdoptUSKids Photolisting
- North American Council on Adoptable Children
- Adoption2Action (post adoptive support for families who have adopted from the Florida Foster Care System and are living in the 5th Judicial Circuit. This includes Sumter, Lake, Citrus, Marion, and Hernando counties.) Download brochure.
- Adoption: A Guide to General Information and Support Another resource page compiled by Goranson Bain Ausley Family Law (Note: Info is NOT Florida specific)
Independent Living
- Postsecondary Education Resources Fact Sheet
- Southern Scholarship Foundation (free housing for college students)
- College Degrees for Social Justice
- Your Life, Your Voice (Boys Town National Hotline)
- Photos from SB 1036 Signing in Orlando
Kinship Care
- General Kinship Care Info (Compiled by FloridaFAPA)
- Stepping up for Children Report (Annie E. Casey)
Dealing with Trauma
- Helping Teens with Traumatic Grief (for Caregivers)
- Helping Youth After Community Violence (Tips for Educators) – useful for caregivers, too!
- Helping Children Cope with Death or Tragedy
General Resources
- College scholarships for LGBTQ students
- Polk Sheriff’s Charities Scholarship House – Joanne Thomas at jthomas@youthraches.org or 386-842-5501
- Sleep Guide for Anxiety
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Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches 800-765-3797 www.youthranches.org
- Parent’s Guide: How to talk to your kids about drugs and alcohol
- OneVoiceIMPAACT from FCC (Mike Williams)
- Youth Shine
- My Life, My Power (Daniel Puder)
- A guide for mothers going back to school
- The Simple Dollar’s “A Single Parent’s Financial Guide to Returning to School”
- Step up for Students Scholarship
- AAA Scholarships
- Social Security/SSI FAQs (from Deanna Power, Director of Outreach, Disability Benefits Help)
- Department of Children & Families
- Florida Offender Alert System
- FloridaFAPA Facebook Page
- Human Trafficking National Hotline Number: 888.373.7888
- iFoster
- Local Associations by Circuit
- Quality Parenting Initiative Training
- Urban Surf 4 Kids — Urban Surf 4 Kids is a nonprofit organization focused on providing water-based events for foster and orphan children, while also empowering the youth to support their local community through volunteering for a local charity or cause.
- Multiculturalism and Diversity on College Campuses
- From Foster Care to College
- Find a Job after Rehab
- College Parent Support Guide
- How much does it cost to adopt a child?
