Listing of self-help materials and informational publications.
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Child Advocacy Central - Helping People Help Youth
(Separate Website)
Lots of useful information for foster care parents, adoptive parents, relative care providers, parents and child care providers.
Foster Care Publications
(Separate Website)
This web site offers many publications on the topic of foster care including "Assessing the Affects of Foster Care" and "Federal Tax Benefits for Foster and Adoptive Parents" and "A Guide to SSI and Social Security Benefits for Children and Youth in Out-of-Home Care".
By: Casey Family Programs
Foster Youth: New Law Promotes Your Right to Counsel
Effective June 10, 2010, foster youth must be informed of their right to REQUEST an attorney in dependency and termination proceedings.
By: Northwest Justice Project
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Independence for Foster Youth
(Separate Website)
Lots of great information for foster youth on education, housing, employment, etc.
By: DSHS
Washington State Service Providers
(Separate Website)
Listing of Washington State service providers helping youth on a variety of issues.
By: QLaw
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