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Summer brings a lot of training opportunities for foster and adoptive parents, including Florida State Foster/Adoptive Parent Association's 2011 Annual Education Conference, which was held June 16-18 in Orlando. FSFAPA committee members, headed by conference chairs Trudy Petkovich and Betsey McFarland and NexGen chair Dave Allen, worked diligently to provide conference attendees with useful resources and topnotch speakers.
Thank you to all of our supporters, volunteers and vendors. You helped make this one of our most successful conferences.
Look out for information on our 2012 conference coming soon. You don't want to miss out!
Read on for some resources and information you can use...
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Monthly Conference Call
Please join us for our monthly conference call on Monday, August 1, 2011 at 8:30 p.m.
Here's how to access the conference call:
Dial 1.888.808.6959
Punch in the PIN 9229094# when prompted.
You're in!
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Conference Scholarships
Pathway to Independence Summit
September 7-9, 2011
JW Marriott, 4040 Central Florida Parkway
Orlando
The Department of Children and Families will cover the costs for two foster families (maximum of four individuals) for each Community-Based Care agency to attend the Summit. This includes registration fees, two nights at the hotel, meals and car rental or mileage (reimbursable only if it costs less than renting a car.)
Registration and 2 nights at the hotel will be paid directly by
DCF. Meals and car rental/mileage will be reimbursed after the Summit in accordance with the State of Florida travel guidelines.
Read more...
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Quarterly Meeting (4th Q)
Saturday, October 15
Meeting Location:
Navarre Beach, FL
More details to come...
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2011 FSFAPA Awards
Congratulations to the following recipients of FSFAPA awards, which were distributed during the 2011 Annual Conference.
Caring Heart Family of the Year: Allexandra Collado
Forever Hearts Family: John and Krista King
Foster Parent Assocation of the Year: Miami Dade County Foster and Adoptive Parent Association
Leadership through Example: Family Support Services of North Florida
FSFAPA Helping Hands Award: T. LaShaun Wallace
Rising Star Award: Georgina Rodriguez
Partner in Caring Award: Presented posthumously to Warren Pauley
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2011 Conference Photos
 Visit our website at www.floridafapa.org/photogallery for snapshots from our 2011 conference. Orlando photographer Kenneth Rojo donated his photography services to capture several images of the NexGen 2011 conference. You may view some of the snapshots in our photo gallery. Please contact Mr. Rojo personally at rojok@aol.com to purchase photos. |
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NFPA Blog
Did you know that National Foster Parent Association has a blog? It's the newest form of communication for the organization to connect with those who care for children, particularly children who require out of home care. It is NFPA's hope that parents and supporters will use this blog to discuss issues, concerns and suggestions for improvement associated with caring for other people's children.
The National Foster Parent Association has been the voice of foster parents for more than 40 years and is continually evolving with the times and needs of foster parents. So follow the new blog and feel free to comment on any of the posts.
If you're not a member of NFPA, please consider joining in the cause.
Check it out at http://nationalfosterparentassociation.blogspot.com/.
Have some news to share? Send it to fsfapanewsletter@gmail.com.
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