Welcome to the Resource Library

About the Resource Library

This Resource Library is a collection of books, tapes, and DVDs, as well as instantly downloadable items, such as newsletters and tip sheets. You will find a wide variety of topics related to foster care, kinship caregiving, adoption, and more.

Wisconsin families and professionals are welcome to check out physical materials from our library for free (electronic items are available to all for free and on demand). The requested materials will be shipped to you with a postage-paid return envelope. You can help us serve more people by sending along a check for the amount of postage, if possible. You may check out four (4) items at a time and keep them for three (3) weeks.

TABLES OF CONTENTS

To help you navigate our rich library of free downloadable resources, we have created some table of contents documents that we hope you find helpful.

Questions? Comments? Please e-mail info@wifamilyconnectionscenter.org

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Fantastic Antone Succeeds!

This book deals with the issue of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. This book says that the reality of FAS is far more hopeful and complex than previously thought. The authors recommend […]

Love is a Family

Lily storms home to her mother one day, demanding a real family. It’s Family Fun Night at school, and she’s positive they’ll be the weirdest family there. Her single-parent mom […]

On Her Own The Life of Betty Brinn

The name Betty Brinn is a families one in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Two spacial places in the city – the Children’s Museum and the Children’s Room at the Milwaukee Public Library- […]

I Will Never Give Up For The Teenager

Derek Clark knows firsthand the trials of a hard-knock life. This book is based upon his childhood experience of parental abandonment, his life as a troubled youth and how he […]

I Will Never Give Up

At 37 years old, Derek stands 6 foot 5 inches and has a voice resonating with a singular passion due to a life of coping with adversity and overcoming hardship. […]

Emotional Life of Your Brain, The

For more than thirty years, Richard Davidson has been at the forefront of brain research. Now he gives us an entirely new model for understanding our emotions, as well as […]

Adoption by Lesbians and Gay Men

The practice of adoption has changed dramatically over the past half century, with profound implications for children and families. Perhaps the most remarkable and controversial transformation during this time has […]

I Beat The Odds

The football star made famous in the hit film The Blind Side reflects on how far he has come from the circumstances of his youth. Michael Oher is the young […]

You Grew in Our Hearts

Every adoption is different, but all have one thing in common: the child and how important it is for them to know their own story. You Grew In Our Hearts […]