Serving the Foster & Adoptive Familes of Manatee, Sarasota & DeSoto Counties
RESOURCES
Foster Care Licensing Agencies
Adoption & Post Adoption Resources
Safe Children Coalition Adoption Information
The Heart Gallery of Sarasota County
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Non Clinical Post Adoption Services (by DCF Region)
Helpful Information for Parents
Local Resources & Supports
The Florida Center for Early Childhood
All Star Children's Foundation
Isaiah 117 House Sarasota/Manatee
Important Links & Documents
2020 Legislative Updates regarding Child Welfare
Early Learning Coalition- Manatee
Florida Department of Children and Families
Florida Guardian Ad Litem Program
Florida State Foster & Adoptive Parent Association
How to Speak Child Welfare (AKA Acronyms gone WILD!)
Manatee County Schools Registration Form
Manatee County Schools Free & Reduced Lunch
2018 Florida Statutes regarding Child Welfare
Important Forms and Documents for Foster Parents
Safe Children Coalition's Tips of the Week
Caregiver Input Form for Judicial Reviews
CLS Case Distribution and Paralegal Assignments as of 2.1.2020
DCF Memo on Cost of Living Adjustment
DCF Memo on Child Restraint Seat Use for Transporting Children
Safe Children Coalition Documents
Safe Children Coalition Leaders
SCC Case Management & Adoptions Directory as of 6.9.20
LSF Manatee Case Management Directory as of 06.01.20
Circuit 12 GAL Organizational Chart as of 3.22.19
Child Protection Summit Circuit 12 Presentation
Online Foster & Adoptive Parent Training Links
Quality Parenting Initiative Florida- Just In Time Training
National Children's Advocacy Center
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Jockey Being Family: Parent & Family Resources
Center for Adoptive Support & Education
Documents from Monthly Training Sessions
December 2023- Step Up For Students Scholarship Programs
Training Presentation from Step Up for Students
November 2023- ALSO Youth
October 2023- Legislative Update
September 2023- Tangible Foster Parent Supports
August 2023- Families Connect
July 2023- Executive Functioning
May 2023- Ethnic Haircare
April 2023- Sensory Processing
March 2023- Family Initiative
February 2023- Parents For Parents
January 2023- Managing Behaviors
December 2022- Adoptive Family Resources
November 2022- Training on Foster Home Child Protective Investigations
October 2022- Legislative Updates
August 2022- The Florida Center: Intro to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
July 2022- The Benefits of Music Therapy
Presentation
April 2022- Children's Mental Health Matters
April 2021- Raising Children in our Diverse World
February 2021- Successfully Working with Birth Families
Presentation from Sunshine Health
July 2020- Child-Centered Transitions
May 2020- Grief and Loss in Foster Care
April 2020- Anxiety and Depression in Children & Adolescents
May 2019- Who's Who Panel Discussion Handouts
April 2019- FND Manasota Training
Foster Parent Task Force
March 2019 Foster Parent Task Force Notes
August 2019 Foster Parent Task Force Notes
September 2019 Foster Parent Task Force Agenda
February 2020 Foster Parent Task Force Notes
June 2020 Foster Parent Task Force Notes
July 2020 Foster Parent Task Force Agenda
COVID-19 Resources and Helpful Information