Brevard County-Specific
Foster & Adoptive
Family Resources
Church Support
Equipped & Encouraged Parent Nights Out
Royal Family Kids @ Coastline Community Church
The Foster Closet @ City Church Space Coast (Email: foster.care@cityteam.cc)
Fostering Our Future Kidz Closet @ BCC Cocoa (Email: joelle@fosteringourfuture.com)
The Foster Closet @ The Grove Church Titusville
Agape Women’s Center Foster Care Support
School/IEP Support
Teen & Young Adult Services
Florida Statewide Foster
& Adoptive Family
Resources
Peer-to-Peer Support
Church Support
Health Care Services
Discounts/Free Services
Amazon Prime Access ($6.99/month with Current Medicaid Card)
Walmart+ ($6.47/month with Current Medicaid Card)
Summer/Winter Camps at Realife (Vero Beach/Marianna)
Museums for All/Science for All (Some Options Available with WIC Card. Check individual sites.)
State Parks
School/Education Support
Bio-Parent Connection
Voice and Other Apps for Texting
Free Email Addresses for Email Communication
Vinelink for Tracking Incarcerated Parents
Smart Inmate for Communication with Incarcerated Parents
Laws & Legal Support
Florida's Foster Care Legislation
Florida Department of Children and Families Administrative Code
Allegation Support
Office of Child & Family Well-being Dashboard (Monthly statistics of children in Florida's foster care system, broken down by location and demographics.)
Income Tax Guidelines for Foster Parents
Adoption
Florida Adoption Benefit ($25,000/$10,000 for veterans, law enforcement officers, teachers, medical professionals, tax collector staff, and state employees)
Florida DCF Administrative Code for Adoptions
Florida DCF Explore Adoption Website
Florida Adoption Subsidy Annual Cost-of-Living Requests
Adoption Tax Credit
Books & Podcasts
Books for Parents
The Connected Child by Karyn Purvis & David Cross
The Connected Parent by Lisa Qualls & Karyn Purvis
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Now I Am Known: How a Street Kid Turned Foster Dad Found Acceptance and True Worth by Peter Mutabazi
Love Does Not Conquer All: And Other Surprising Lessons I Learned as a Foster Dad to More Than 40 Kids by Peter Mutabazi
Fostered: One Woman’s Powerful Story of Finding Faith and Family through Foster Care by Tori Hope Peterson
Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work by Robyn Gobbel
Reframing Foster Care: Filtering Your Foster Parenting Journey Through the Lens of the Gospel by Jason Johnson
Foster the Family: Encouragement, Hope, and Practical Help for the Christian Foster Parent by Jamie Finn
The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity by Nadine Burke Harris
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel M.D. & Tina Payne Bryson
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