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Published by the Child Welfare Information Gateway, This issue brief provides basic information on brain development and [...]
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Regional and Statewide Events
Bells of Hope 2011
Thank you to our 2011 partners (see below) in our third annual Bells of Hope: Ringing in a Brighter Tomorrow for CT’s Waiting Children. Bells of Hope is one of Connecticut’s statewide National Adoption Month initiatives. Scheduled every year for the first weekend in November, faith communities partner with the Child Welfare System by [...]
Ring of Hope Support group
Please join us in January as we finish the second half of the book, "Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid" by Gina Gallagher and Patricia Konjoian. A limited number of copies are still available to borrow. All adoptive families (post-adopt) and legal guardians of children/young adults are welcome to join us for education, support, fellowship [...]
Becoming a foster parent
Attend an Open House in Your Area »
One of the first steps in obtaining a foster care license or adoption license in CT is to attend what is traditionally called an Open House. At an Open [Read More]
Scholarships for Youth
Kay Wyrick »
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Ways to Help
Helping Connecticut's Foster »
Thank you for your interest in helping Connecticut’s foster children. Thousands of children across the state are waiting for a mentor, for a foster family, for an adoptive family—or simply for someone who is willing to be on their side. Let these children see that they [Read More]