SOCC Resources

What do the words mean?

Need to make sense of abbreviations used as they related to foster care in Michigan?  Check HERE for a listing of acronyms that may make navigating and reading the site easier! Search through the foster-care definition of terms (Microsoft Word doc).


Need more information?  Can't find what you're looking for here?  Try these links:

Michigan Department of Human Services (DHS) - Foster Care


Foster Youth in Transition  - Michigan DHS website designed for youth transitioning out of foster care.


Michigan Helping Hand - This site is designed to help Michiganders in need: from health care to food assistance, job training and more!


United Way 2-1-1 Call Center


The Information Center


Julie's List - A great resource for foster care-related resources in addition to a myriad of other information.


Foster Club.com


Child Welfare Information Gateway


PBS.org: Cry For Help - Teenage Mental Illness & Suicide


BeHumane.org


Rise Magazine - An online magazine/blog for parents, where they can write about their experiences with the child welfare system.


Represent Magazine - A magazine for foster care youth by foster care youth

Foster Hope - a grass-roots organization like SOCC, serving Gennessee County