Below are links to helpful resources for adoptive, foster and relative placement parents and guardians:
- Four Oaks – Foster care and adoption services.
- Iowa Department of Human Services – News, performance initiatives, child welfare and more
- Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parents Association – Information, resources and education for Iowa foster and adoptive parents
- Lutheran Services in Iowa – Foster care and adoption services for Western Iowa.
- National Foster Parent Association – Resources, membership opportunities and education and more
- Foundation 2 – A 24-hour crisis phone line, crisis chat and text, family counseling, mobile crisis outreach, an emergency youth shelter and independent living support for youth.
- Central Furniture Rescue – Provides furniture and household items.
- Eastern Iowa Diaper Bank
- Junior League of Cedar Rapids – Assistance for youth aging out of foster care.
- Tanager Place – Mental health services.
- Tanager Place LGBTQ Youth Center – Provides a safe and confidential environment for LGBTQ youth, families and allies.
- Together We Achieve – Supports the basic needs by offering a food pantry and resource center to direct individuals in need.
- YPN – Support for young families.