Jan 11, 2016
ITAO is trying something new with the Book Club this year by changing from an on-line forum to meeting in person! We will talk about our current book using questions from the DHS Alternative Verification Form, making it easy to fill in the DHS form to receive the 5.25...
Jan 27, 2015
The National Center for Child Welfare Excellence has produced several curricula related to key issues in child welfare. Titles include: • Reaching Higher: A Curriculum for Foster/Adoptive Parents and Kinship Caregivers Caring for LGBTQ Youth • Reaching Higher:...
Oct 5, 2014
ITAO’s virtual Book Club was developed for resource, adoptive, guardianship, permanency and kinship families to provide support and at the same time add to their expertise related to the needs of the children and youth in their home. We finished our first book,...
Jun 1, 2012
Click here if you have a teen close to aging out of foster care. There you will find resources that provide practical information on topics that may be important as they transition to adulthood. For more help available to youth, with a special focus on local...
Mar 8, 2012
According to the National Working Group on Foster Care and Education’s October 2011 report, “Success in school can be a positive counterweight to the abuse, neglect, separation and impermanence experienced by children and youth in foster care. Education...
Aug 17, 2011
Hawaii was lucky to have Kristin Kelly, JD, from the American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law in Washington D.C., tips & strategies to a group of resource caregivers and service providers on August 16, 2011, to help us know how to: • Keep children...