The National Foster Care Month campaign is a partnership of fourteen national organizations that support foster care issues throughout the year. Unfortunately, we cannot provide general information links to local and regional agencies and service providers. Click here for more information on how you can support the National Foster Care Month effort by linking to this site.
You can order pins and ribbons, posters, and toolkits in our online store.
The National Foster Parent Association website provides all the information you need to start a blue ribbon campaign in your area.
Visit our online store to find pins and ribbons for your campaign.
Find an event that has already been planned in your area.
There is no regular newsletter associated with National Foster Care Month. However, several of the partners in this campaign do have newsletter to which you can subscribe:
- WeR4Kdz E-Bulletin is an e-bulletin; each issue covers a single topic affecting children, youth, and families in a brief, reader-friendly format, with links to further information on the Internet.
- Children's Monitor keeps you informed of the key children's issues being debated in Washington, with the latest information on federal legislation, regulations, and policy affecting children, youth, and families.
- The Kinship Reporter provides news, updates, and more from professionals in the field and from grandparents and others who are caring for the children of family members.
- The Link is a quarterly newsletter that explores the link between involvement in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.
- Residential Group Care Quarterly examines the latest developments and issues in the field of residential care.
- Children's Bureau Express is an online newsletter designed for professionals concerned with child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and adoption. It is supported by the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and published by Child Welfare Information Gateway.
- The National Foster Parent Association publishes the National Advocate quarterly. This print-based newsletter highlights current issues and topics of interest to care givers, lists supportive resources available, and provides opportunities for involvement in the organization as well as in the child welfare community. Subscription is included in membership fee.
Use our sample letter to ask your elected officials to declare May as National Foster Care Month.
The National Foster Care Month partnership does not publish the works of individual authors. You should locate a reputable publisher whose products are similar to yours. There are reference books available that list many resources for writers.
The National Foster Parent Association accepts submission of articles for its quarterly newsletter, the National Advocate. Contact:
Karen Jorgenson, Executive Director
Email: kjorgenson@nfpainc.org
If you are a young person in foster care or an alumni of foster care, check these resources:
Use our toolkit to find ideas for events, a sample letter of appreciation, and materials to help you publicize your event in your local media.
We encourage you to use the National Foster Care Month logo on your website, linking it to www.fostercaremonth.org. You may also use the logo on printed materials.
A variety of Foster Care month logos and graphics are available on this website on our Logos & Graphics page.
We encourage you to link to the National Foster Care Month website, www.fostercaremonth.org. You may want to download and use one of our logos for your link.
Just send us an e-mail from our
Contact Us page.
Official spokespeople make a commitment to take part in a variety of national events and activities organized by the National Foster Care Month partnership.
For all other non-media inquiries, please note that some of the campaign spokespeople are professional motivational speakers or performers who may be booked for speaking engagements and events. Links to their own web sites that have contact and booking information can be found on their profile pages.