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Can Men, Foster Parents, and Grandparents participate in WIC? |
WIC welcomes all family types. WIC recognizes the important role that fathers, grandparents, step-parents, foster parents and other guardians play in caring for kids. Fathers and other caregivers of kids under 5 are encouraged to enroll and bring kids to appointments, attend nutrition classes, pick up and use WIC checks in grocery stores.
Dads may find the following links interesting:
| www.newdads.com |
Filled with practical advice for dads. It's especially useful for first-time dads. |
| www.fathers.com |
National Center for Fathering |
| www.cyfc.umn.edu/Fathernet/ftf.htm/ |
FatherNet produces information on the importance of fathers, fathering and how fathers can be good parents and parent educators. |
| www.fathersnetwork.org/ |
Information and support for fathers raising children with special health care needs and developmental disabilities. |
Foster Parents may find the following links interesting:
| www.fosterclub.com/grownups/index.cfm |
The club for foster kids and grown-ups. |
| www.acrf.org |
Alaska Resource Family Center has information about the services offered by the Alaska Resource Family Center. |
| www.connectforkids.org/ |
Connect for Kids is part of a nationwide campaign to help children, this site is one of the best sources for information about foster parenting. |
| www.fosterparents.com |
Foster Parent Community includes links to foster parent chat groups, associations and articles about foster care and more. |
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