This site is user friendly and very colorful, making it easy for younger teens to navigate it.  It focuses on the mental and emotional tolls that living in an alternate family can have, and their goal is to work to remedy them.  They include their history as well as where they are today, and where they are located.

This website is an excellent resource for the LGBT community.  It doesn’t mean that those who are heterosexual should not utilize it, but it relates best to those who are part of the LGBT community.  They have links to support groups and counseling as well as events they sponsor.  They also include current research being done as well as links for those who want to learn more.

COLAGE engages, connects, and empowers people to make the world a better place for children of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender parents and families. [They] envision a world in which all families are valued, protected, reflected, and embraced by society and all of its institutions. [They strive for a world] in which every human being has the freedom to express sexual orientation, gender identity, and self.

This site has a section for the public, the media, and members.  The public is for those who want to browse the site and learn about alternate family while the media is about what they have done in the media and press releases they have done or will be doing.  They list all who are members, and you can become a member as well if you wish.  It’s a good place to continue research, and also contains links to helpful outside sources.

The Family Diversity Project is dedicated to educating people about the diversity that families can have, and they go around the country teaching people in schools, workplaces, colleges, etc.  Their website offers not only the places they have taught and what they speak about, but links of all varieties to other resources, from gay and lesbian parents to religious links.  It is simple to follow and easy to use—a great place to start learning about alternate families.

An Alternate Family Care Home is a private home which has been approved to provide board and lodging, personal care, supervision, and opportunities for community integration to a maximum of two individuals over the age of 18 years who have a developmental disability. Families recruited under this program partake in an extensive approval process. These homes must meet care and building standards. Homes are monitored to ensure appropriate care, safety and integration of individuals placed in these homes

Alternate Family Care Incorporated
10001 West Oakland Park Blvd Suite 302
Sunrise, Florida 33351
Assistance, information, and placement in various types of homes are offered to children and their families.

Family Diversity Projects
P.O. Box 1246
Amherst, MA 01004-1246
1-413-256-0502

By educating people of all ages to recognize, support, and celebrate the full range of diversity, our exhibits are designed to help reduce prejudice, stereotyping, and harassment of all people who are perceived to be "different" from the "norm." There are photographs and information on gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, bi-racial, multi-racial and those dealing with mental illnesses.

National Outreach Collaborative
800-405-3322

The Respect for All Project has joined with the Afterschool Alliance, the Association of Children’s Museums, the Child Welfare League of America, the National Education Association and the US Conference of Mayors to launch an innovative campaign that fosters diversity awareness and respect in communities around the nation. Using educational videos, teaching guides and training resources produced by The Respect for All Project, the National Outreach Collaborative provides training to educators and youth-service providers at daylong events held at children’s museums in cities nationwide. Family-night screenings, and workshops educating parents about how to advocate for diversity in their community, round out events in each location. To find out about upcoming Collaborative events or to sign up to participate, please contact Jean Friedman-Rudovsky at 800-405-3322.

Same-Sex Marriage: A Civil Debate
Now Available on Video!

This video is sponsored by The Gill Foundation and Focus on the Family. A complimentary DVD or videotape copy may also be requested. The same-sex marriage debate was held on February 24 in Colorado Springs, Colorado with more than 400 people in attendance. It was the first debate of its kind between the Gill Foundation and Focus on the Family - two of the most prominent organizations in the country working on the issue of gay marriage.

Two Lives Publishing
Bobbie Combs
Email: bcombs@TwoLives.com
(877)543-3899

Two Lives books are available from the following wholesalers: Koen Book Distributors, Bookpeople, Book Wholesalers, Baker & Taylor Books, Unique Books and Children's Library Services. If you would prefer to order direct, please contact us for our retail, school and library terms. This is a publisher of children's books for children in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered families. Our mission is to publish books of integrity, depicting our children, our families and our friends in positive, loving ways in picture books and stories.