URM Foster Parent Resources

The following resource and training listings are available for foster parents of URM children. Trainings listed here count as training hours required for re-licensure.

► Reports
► Helpful Websites/Online Training
► Books
► Film
► TV
► Ted Talks
► Upcoming Events/Trainings

Reports

Stand Together: Messaging to Support Muslims and Refugees in Challenging Times
Reframing Refugees: Messaging Toolkit
Bringing Evidence to the Refugee Integration Debate
Immigration Data Matters
Race for Results: Building a Path to Opportunity for All Children
The Refugee Integration Survey and Evaluation (RISE) Year Five: Final Report
From Struggle to Resilience: The Economic Impact of Refugees in America
Beyond Teaching English: Supporting High School Completion by Immigrant and Refugee Students
Childhood Interrupted: Lost Years for the Children of the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Welcoming Economies Playbook
Economic and Fiscal Impact of Refugees in Colorado
US Government Accountability Office to Congress: Afghan and Iraqi Special Immigrants
Mental Health of Young Refugee Men
Toxic Stress and Refugee Children
Improving Cultural Competence

Helpful Websites/Online Training

Welcoming America
Migration Policy Institute
Forced Migration Review
Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (BRYCS)
National Partnership for Community Training

Books

The Newcomers, by Helen Thorpe
Six Months in Sudan, by James Maskalyk
City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp, by Ben Rawlence
Letters to a Young Muslim, by Omar Saif Ghobah
The Middle of Everywhere: Helping Refugees Enter the American Community, by Mary Pipher
A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea: One Refugee’s Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Survival
Trauma Stewardship, by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky

Upcoming Foster Care Events

Jan

Tue

Foster Care Information Meeting – CO Springs -ZOOM @ Online Zoom Meeting

Tickets

Jan 25 @ 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

Join us for an informal online session on just what it takes to be a foster parent. At Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains, we are committed to answering your questions and alleviating your concerns because we believe that you CAN be a foster parent and we will be there to support you every step of the way.

RSVP at beth.mack@lfsrm.org to receive login information.

Categories: Foster Care

Jan

Fri

Foster Care Information Meeting – Denver – Online @ Online Zoom Meeting

Tickets

Jan 28 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a foster parent or how YOU can personally help kids and young adults in the child welfare system? Join us for an informal Q & A session on just what it takes to be a foster parent. At LFSRM, we are committed to answering your questions and alleviating your concerns because we believe that you CAN be a foster parent and we will be there to support you every step of the way.

For more information, please contact us at nicole.brown@lfsrm.org or 303-217-5852.

Registration required to received login information. Please register below:

Foster Care Registration - Denver

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Categories: Foster Care

Feb

Tue

Foster Care Information Meeting – Denver – Online @ Online Zoom Meeting

Tickets

Feb 1 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

For more information, please contact us at nicole.brown@lfsrm.org or 303-217-5852.

Registration required to received login information. Please register below:

Foster Care Registration - Denver

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Categories: Foster Care

Feb

Tue

Foster Care Information Meeting – CO Springs Office @ LFSRM Colorado Springs

Tickets

Feb 8 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Join us for an informal session on just what it takes to be a foster parent. At Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains, we are committed to answering your questions and alleviating your concerns because we believe that you CAN be a foster parent and we will be there to support you every step of the way.

Wear your mask and join us to answer any questions you may have please RSVP beth.mack@lfsrm.org.

Categories: Foster Care

Feb

Wed

Foster Care Information Meeting – Northern Colorado – Online @ Online Zoom Meeting

Tickets

Feb 16 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

For more information, please contact us at brittany.foster@lfsrm.org or 970.980.4927.

Registration required to received login information. Please register below:

Foster Care Registration - Northern Colorado

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January – February 2022 Jan – Feb 2022

Reports

Helpful Websites/Online Training

Books

Film

TV

Ted Talks

Upcoming Events/Trainings

Upcoming Foster Care Events

Foster Care Registration - Denver

Foster Care Registration - Denver

Foster Care Registration - Northern Colorado

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