Fostering & Adoption Resources

Community Resources

Available to Foster and Adoptive Parents

 Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition Resources:

KidsStore  314.773.KIDS
Tyler Place Presbyterian Church
2109 S. Spring Street, 2nd Floor
St. Louis, MO  63110

Hours of Operation: 1st and 3rd Wednesday & every Saturday (except Holidays) from 9:00a.m. - 12:00p.m. 
Holiday Hours:  Closed during month of July 2009

Little Wishes - Experiences for children in foster care.
Rossi Summers - Director of Operations
reshellesummers@foster-adopt.org

Community Resources for Foster Kids

Foster Dance is offering free semester long dance classes every Saturday morning for Girls 12-18 years of age in Foster Care.

Classes are based in modern dance technique that builds strength and flexibility. Emphasis will be on movement exploration and creating dances. Guest artists this semester will be teaching: hip hop, yoga and aerial dance. WHERE: Webster University Dance Studios

Foster Dance Website

Healthcare

Family Care – Forest Park Southeast (314) 531-5444
4352 Manchester Avenue, St. Louis, MO

St. Louis County Department of Health
John C. Murphy Health Center (Berkeley)
 

North Central Community Health Center (Pine Lawn)
 

Grace Hill                                                                  

  Neighborhood Health Centers, Inc. (314) 898-1700

Grace Hill South Health Center                                     
3400 S. Jefferson                                                          
St. Louis MO 63118                                                        

Grace Hill @ St. Patrick Health Service
800 N. Tucker
St. Louis MO 63101

Grace Hill Water Tower Health Center
4308 North Grand
St. Louis MO 63107

Grace Hill Soulard-Benton Health Center
2220 Lemp
St. Louis MO 63104

Grace Hill Murphy-O’Fallon Health Center
1717 Biddle
St. Louis MO 63106

Grace Hill Business Office
100 N. Tucker, Ste. 1100
St. Louis MO 63101

Grace Hill Program Management Office
2524 Hadley
St. Louis MO 63106

Main Number: (314) 898-1700
Appointment Line: (314) 814-8700

HOURS:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday
8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturdays at the Murphy-O’Fallon and Soulard-Benton Health Centers
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

St. Louis Human Development Corp (314) 754-4525

Hours of Operation: 8:30-5 M-F
Forest Park WIC Clinic, 6150 Oakland;
Riverbend WIC Office, 4720 S.Broadway;
La Clinica, 3646 Fairview;
Comp.Hlth Ctr. 5471 Dr. Martin Luther King;
Kingsway Clinic, 1408 N.Kingshighway;
Prince Hall, 4411 N. Newstead; Midtown Clinic,
Florence Hill, 5541 Riverview Blvd.;
Homer G. Phillips, 2425 N. Whittier Ave.

People's Health Centers, Inc    314.367.7848 voice
5701 Delmar Boulevard
St Louis, MO 63112

Hours: Monday, Wednesday & Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Available Services:

Internal Medicine, Women’s Health, Pediatrics, Dental, X-ray, Ultrasound, Laboratory, WIC, Pharmacy, Social Services, Immunizations, Podiatry, and Optometry

WEST SITE
7200 Manchester Road
Maplewood, MO 63143
314.781.9162 voice
Hours:  Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday: 11:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Available Services:
Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Dental, WIC, Social Services

NORTH SITE
11642 W. Florissant Avenue
Florissant, MO 63033
314.838.8220 voice
Hours:  Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday: 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Available Services:
Family Medicine, Women’s Health, Podiatry, WIC, Social Services, Dental, X-Ray & Ultrasound

Pediatricians:

You can call Children’s Hospital’s answer line to find a pediatrician near you that accepts Medicaid.
314-454-KIDS(5437)

Health Care For Kids
4055 Lindell Blvd
St Louis, MO 63108-3201  
(314) 535-7701

                All of the following Clinics accept Medicaid patients:     (all of these clinics also have a dental office)             

           People’s Health Clinic
              5201 Delmar
              St. Louis, MO 63122
              314-367-7848

              7200 Manchester
              Maplewood, MO 63143
              314-781-9162

             11642 West Florissant
              St. Louis, MO 63033
              314-838-8220

Counselors

Debora J. Hayden, MSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
655 Craig Rd
Suite 128
St. Louis, MO  63141
314-989-9449    

 Licensed clinical Social worker. Christian women.  17 years experience working with kids and families.  Has a great deal of experience working with foster and adoptive kids and families.  Able to accept Medicaid.

Becky Lazalier, PLPC
KS Counseling, LLC
428 McDonough St.
St. Charles, MO 63301
"Using Play Therapy to Help Hurting Kids"
www.kscounselingstl.com


Mentor Programs

Many agencies have mentoring programs. It is best to contact the agency representative to inquire more. The following link will give you more details about a few programs available.

MENTOR RESOURCES

Book suggestions for foster and adoptive families

Beyond Consequences, Logic and Control
A Love Based Approach to Helping Children with Severe Behaviors
by Heather Forbes 
www.beyondconsequences.com

Dave Pelzer series
A Child called It, One Child’s courage to Survive
The Lost boy, A foster child’s search for a family
A Man named Dave, A story or triumph and forgiveness
Privilege of Youth
(Dave Pelzer was severely abused as a child and then went into foster care. His books are best sellers)

Another Place at the Table: A Story of Shattered Childhoods Redeemed by Love
by Kathy Harrison
(Kathy writes very honestly about being a foster family and the children she cares for)

The Five Love Languages of Children -- by Gary D. Chapman, Ross Campbell;

Parenting the Hurt Child:  Helping Adoptive Families Heal & Grow
Gregory C. Keck, Ph.D & Regina M. Kupecky, L.S.W. 

Attaching in Adoption:  Practical Tools for Today's Parents
Deborah D. Gray 

When Love is Not Enough:  A Guide to Parenting Children with RAD-Reactive Attachment Disorder
Nancy L. Thomas 

Keys To Parenting An Adopted Child
Kathy Lancaster
Basic overview (more general than the Pride  training); reading list & resources organizations listed in appendix. 

Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew
Sherrie Eldridge 

The Explosive Child
Ross W. Greene, Ph.D 

Driven to Distraction: 
Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood
Edward M.  Hallowell, M.D., & John J. Ratey, M.D. 

Raising Your Spirited Child:  A Guide for Parents whose Child is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, Energetic
Mary Sheedy Kurcinka                                                    

Am I a good girl yet?
By Carolyn Barnhall