Summer camps as a way to maintain sibling relationships in ...

For many children in foster care of those adopted from foster care, being separated from one or more sibling is unfortunately a common experience. Although the sibling relationship is the longest relationship any person will have to another family member, about 70% of the children in foster care also have another sibling in care. Because of many barriers, these siblings are often placed in separate homes. Some children lose contact with their siblings and never have the chance to develop a relationship.

Resources such as Camp To Belong and Camp Connect (featured in this article) are one way that child welfare professionals and adoptive and foster parents can support sibling relationships.

Camp To Belong

Camp Connect

For more information on best practices with sibling groups in foster care and adoption, the following resources may be helpful.
Child Welfare Information Gateway - Sibling Issues in Foster Care and Adoption
Foster Club - personal stories of the impact of sibling separation by youth in foster care
Ellen Singer, LCSW - Sibling Bonds and Separation
NY State Office of Children and Family Services - Keeping Siblings Connected

Source: http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cascw/adoption/2012/08/maintaining-sibling-relationships-in-adoption-and-foster-care.html

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