| Major IFCO Partners | |
| Quality4Children to raise quality standards in Europe for Children in out-of-home care | www.quality4children.info |
| SOS Childrens Villages takes part in the Quality4Children Project | http://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/ |
| The DEFT Project is a partnership between IFCO and other organisations for the Development of European Fostering Trainings | www.deft-project.eu |
| website of FICE - The International Federation of Educative Communities, also part of Quality4Children | http://www.fice-inter.org/ |
| Useful links on general information | |
| Children as partners is a place for young people and adults for child participation can meet and share information. | http://www.iicrd.org/cap/ |
| Children's defense fund | www.childrensdefense.org |
| EUROCHIPS is an european-wide network working on behalf of children separated from an imprisoned parent | http://www.eurochips.org/ |
| European Convention on the Rights of the Child | http://conventions.coe.int/treaty/en/Treaties/Html/160.htm |
| Famous foster children on this website! From Mandela to Marylin... | www.dils.aber.ac.uk/dils/research/RFocus9/staf_rrf.htm |
| Information on the IFCO Conference 2005 | http://www.fostering.us/ |
| Information on the IFCO Conference 2007 | http://www.ifconz07.org.nz/ |
| Innocenti research Center is the UNICEF's Research Institute and Virtual Library | http://www.unicef-icdc.org/ |
| ISPCAN is the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect | www.ispcan.org |
| Links to worldwide institutions carrying out research on childhood. | childhouse.uio.no/research/index.html |
| The Child Rights Information Network. | www.crin.org |
| The Global Movement for Children is a global movement of organisations and people uniting efforts to build a world fit for children | http://www.gmfc.org/ |
| The New Website of the Better Care Network | www.bettercarenetwork.org |
| The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child | www.unicef.org/crc/crc.htm |
| The website of the Better Care Network - facilitating glocal exchange around children without adequate family care | www.bettercarenetwork.org |
| UNICEF's Worldwide website with links to every country | www.unicef.org |
| Website for the European Network of Children and Youth Mentoring Organisations | www.enymo.org |
| website of the European Network of National Observatories on Childhood | www.childoneurope.org |
| IFCO Networks | |
| RELAF Red Latino Americana para el Acogimiento Familiar | |
| The IFCO Latin Amecican Network RELAF | http://relaf.ifco.info/ |
| Useful links per country | |
| Argentina | |
| Fundación Emmanuel | http://www.emmanuel.org.ar |
| Australia | |
| Carers Association of South Australia | www.carers-sa.asn.au |
| Children Welfare Organisation of Victoria | www.cwav.asn.au |
| Family and Children Services Western Australia | www.fcs.wa.gov.au |
| Foster Care Association of NSW | www.fcansw.org.au |
| Foster Care Association of Victoria | www.vicnet.net.au/~fcav |
| Website for foster care programme for teenagers in Perth | www.teenshare.org.au |
| Australian Foster & Kinship Carers Partnership | www.fcq.com.au/afkcp |
| Tasmanian Foster Carers Association | www.fcatas.org.au |
| Belgium | |
| Belgian Foster Care Association (Vlaams) | www.pleegzorgvlaanderen.be |
| Foster Care in Belgium : Site de la Federation des Services de Placement Familial | www.plaf.be |
| OPZ is a psychiatric hospital in Geel pioneering in Therapeutic Foster and Community Care, based in Geel | www.opzgeel.be |
| Brazil | |
| Brasilian Institute for Innovations in Social Services | www.ibiss.com.br |
| Bulgaria | |
| Bulgarian office of EveryChild | http://www.everychild.org.uk/wherewework.php |
| Canada | |
| Site for canadian foster parents | http://home.ica.net/~sharyn/ |
| Youth created and run website on youth rights and youth issues | www.justice4youth.com |
| Czech Republic | |
| V zajmu ditete (In the Best Interest of the Child) | http://www.vzd.cz |
| Finland | |
| Finnish Federation of Foster Care Associations | www.perhehoitoliitto.fi/phengl.html |
| France | |
| French Association for Family Placement | www.anpf.net |
| Official site of the French Syndicate of Maternal Assistant | www.assistante-maternelle.org |
| Platform for information, education and support on family and parenting issues | www.ecoledesparents.org |
| RIAFET - The French Network of Profesionals working for Therapeutic Child Foster Care | www.riafet.asso.fr |
| Germany | |
| German and Polish website, with information on Polish foster care in Germany | www.german-polish-fosterparents.de |
| German portal on fostering | www.pfad-bv.de |
| Information, news, events and forum for German foster parents | www.forum-pflegefamilie.de |
| Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft für Kinder in Adoptiv- und Pflegefamilien (KiAP) | www.kiap.de |
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Two years ago foster care organisations in Germany founded a new network: Furthermore we provide an internet portal for foster care families and professionals. Due to a tradition of 10 years it has an own name: www.moses-online.de This site is one of the most important sources for information about this topic in Germany. Both websites are in german.
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| Die Beteiligung | http://www.diebeteiligung.de |
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This website of the German network for participation of children and youth in residential care was initialised by the project: "Successful participation in residential care from a user perspective". The project was activated by SOS-Kinderdorg e.V. Germany and the Internationale Gesellschaft für erzieherische Hilfen e.V. (IGfH), the German branch of the International Fédération of Communautés Educatives (FICE). The project is conducted by the faculty of Social Work at the University of Applied Sciences in Landshut/Bavaria. |
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| Ireland | |
| Barnardos | www.barnardos.ie |
| Children's rights Alliance | www.childrensrights.ie |
| Fostering First Ireland is an irish fostering agency | www.fosteringfirstireland.ie |
| Irish Association of Young Poeple in Care | www.iaypic.ie |
| Irish Inspectorate for Social Services | www.issi.ie |
| Irish website on children's rights - links page | http://www.childrensrights.ie/viewmembers.php?go=cat |
| National Youth Council of Ireland | www.youth.ie |
| Office of the Ombudsman for Children | www.oco.ie |
| The Irish Foster Care Association | www.IFCA.ie |
| UNICEF Irish National Committee, email at info@unicef.ie | www.unicef.org |
| Italy | |
| Italian center for documentation and studies on youth and children | www.minori.it |
| National association for adoptive and foster care families | www.anfaa.it |
| Kenya | |
| African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse and Neglect | www.anppcan.org |
| Moldova | |
| Moldovan office of EveryChild | www.everychild.org.uk/countries.php?id=6 |
| Netherlands | |
| Dutch Association for Foster Carers | www.denvp.nl |
| Dutch Association for Foster Carers in the Region of Groningen - Drenthe | www.nvpgroningendrenthe.nl |
| Dutch site of Defence for Children International | www.defenceforchildren.nl |
| International Child Development Initiatives, a partner working internationally with children and youth at risk | www.icdi.nl |
| Website for the Dutch national foster care | www.pleegzorg.nl |
| New Zealand | |
| From a foster carer in New Zealand | www.hrs.org.nz/fostercare |
| Norway | |
| Norvegian website on aftercare, leaving care and indenpendant living | www.ettervern.org |
| The Norwegian Foster Care Association | www.fosterhjemsforening.no |
| Romania | |
| Romanian's site on the Rights of the Child | www.childrights.ro |
| Spain | |
| Spanish site on Children's right to grow up in a family | www.meninos.org |
| Surinam | |
| Foster Care Association for Surinam | www.pleeggezinnen.org |
| Ukraine | |
| Foster Families Care in Ukraine | www.fostercare.org.ua/en |
| Ukraininan Office of EveryChild | www.everychild.org.uk/wherewework.php |
| United Kingdom | |
| BAAF is the leading UK-wide organisation promoting the highest standards of child-centered policies and services for children separated from their family | www.baaf.org.uk |
| Baaf is the most important resource for training in foster care in the UK | |
| EveryChild helps protecting the rights of the world's most vulnerable and marginalised children. | www.everychild.org.uk |
| Families for Children is a leading UK independant fostering service | www.families-for-children.co.uk |
| Foster Care Associate is an important UK foster care agency | www.thefca.co.uk |
| Established as NFCA in 1974 “The Fostering Network” is the UK's leading charity for everyone with a personal or professional involvement in fostering. We support foster carers, and improve the lives of children in care. | www.fostering.net/ |
| Capstone Foster Care - Capstone are a fostering agency covering the West of England, the Midlands and the South East of the UK. Capstone's mission is "to provide safe and nurturing foster homes to children and young people who for whatever reason come into the care of Local Authorities. Capstone enables children and young people to rebuild their lives." | www.capstonefostercare.co.uk |
| Foster Support Group in UK | www.fostering-support-group.co.uk |
| FSG – Working towards positive outcomes for looked after children. The site contains information on fostering, how to become a foster carer, and the aims and resources of Fostering Support Group. | |
| Of interest to male carers... or their partners | www.fathersdirect.com |
| The New Care Zone website for the Youth | www.czworld.org |
| USA | |
| Community Care Resources | www.CommunityCareResources.com |
| Community Care Resources is a treatment Foster Care agency, operating throughout the state of Wisconsin, with a focus on mental health treatment for children, offering support, supervision and training to foster parents. | |
| Foster Parents Community | www.fosterparents.com |
| Microlife | www.microlif.com |
| Microlife is a training provider, offering Mini-Micropedias for special subjects related to Foster Care and Independant living skills. | |
| National US foster Parents Association | www.NFPAinc.org |
| Partners in Foster Care provide support, education, and ressources for fragile, abused and neglected children living in out of home care | www.fostering.us |
| Venezuela | |
| Abansa Mi Refugio is providing shelter and willing to develop foster care for out-of-home children in Venezuela | www.abansa.com |
| South Africa | |
| Give a Child a Family | https://www.givengain.com/cgi-bin/giga.cgi?cmd=donate&cause_id=1280 |
| Give a Child a Family is a Christian organization that helps orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS through supporting and developing foster care solutions in KwaZulu Natal Provice . | |
| SOUTH AFRICA CARERS FOR LIFE | |
