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Connect With Others
Pacific Northwest Alumni of Foster Care believes that the voice of youth and alumni is important and invites you to join the alumni movement by contacting us and/or becoming a member of Foster Care Alumni of America (FCAA). Together, we can learn what is happening, lend our voices, and impact policy and practice to improve foster care experiences.
and to learn more about FCAA please visit:
or view our brochure:
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You Can Help
We appreciate every opportunity we have to be a voice for those in and from foster care. With your support, we can continue doing what we are doing to positively affect policy and practice of the foster care system.
What We Need
PNAFC is providing a "gift bag" to youth and to alumni of foster care at the Youth Suicide Prevention Conference that includes the books The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz and The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.
· Additional books for the conference
· Sponsored FCAA memberships
· speaking and traveling support |
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Where to Donate
Tax-deductible donations can be mailed to:
Pacific Northwest Alumni
of Foster Care
2661 N Pearl St. # 349
Tacoma, WA 98407
Tax-deductible donations can be directly made by visiting:
http://alumniofcare.org/donate.htm | |
| Greetings!
Since the founding of Pacific Northwest Alumni of Foster Care (PNAFC), I have met so many great people who are the recipient of this newsletter. It has been an honor meeting and working with other advocates and a greater honor yet being able to speak for those too little too speak or those too wounded to speak about foster care. I have also met some amazing alumni of foster care and look forward to building lasting relationships and opportunities to connect.
- Delilah Bruskas |
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A New Partnership
In April of 2008 PNAFC became a National non-profit member of Foster Care Alumni of America (FCAA) and has partnered with FCAA by sponsoring 20 FCAA memberships.
To learn more about this partnership, please visit:
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The article "Foster care children: A vulnerable population at risk" written by the founder of PNAFC was published in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing in May 2008. On July 9, 2008, this article was presented at the 19th International Nursing Research Congress Focusing on Evidence-Based Practice in Singapore.
To read the article*, please visit:
To view the Singapore presentation, please visit:
* Disclaimer: This is an electronic version of an article published in Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing: complete citation information for the final version of the paper, as published in the print edition of Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, is available on the Blackwell Synergy online delivery service, accessible via the journal's website at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/jcap or http://www.blackwell-synergy.com. |
PNAFC Testifies in Olympia
January 25, 2008
HB 3048
Pacific Northwest Alumni of Foster Care was represented and testified at WA states Capital in Olympia for HB 3048: Legal Representation for Adolescents in Dependency Hearings. Along with other alumni of foster care and other advocates, their presence was a voice for those in and from foster care.
January 2007
HB1201 and HB 1922 PASSED
The founder of PNWAF, fellow alumni, and other advocates of those in and from foster care testified in favor of these Bills. The passage of these bills ensure that youth "aging out" of foster care will have medical coverage until age 21 and will also have housing assistance until age 23.
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Upcoming Events
Youth Suicide Prevention Conference
September 22, 2008
Delilah Bruskas will be co-presenting with Casey Family Programs at the Youth Suicide Prevention Conference in Seattle, WA. The presentation is titled: Mental Health and Suicidality Among Adolescents in Foster Care-Findings from the Casey Field Office Mental Health Study. To learn more about this conference, please visit: https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/default.aspx?EventID=606693.
University of Washington - Tacoma
September 17, 2008
On September 17th Delilah Bruskas, an alumna of the UW-Tacoma, is invited to be one of the opening speakers at the Graduate New Student Orientation. The central focus of her presentation will on be on her educational accomplishments despite coming from a nontraditional background (foster care). |
- Karen Miller for your donation that helped sponsor 20 FCAA memberships.These memberships are dedicated to your husband, Dean Miller, an alumnus of foster care who is no longer with us, but will always be remembered.
- Lura Harrison for purchasing 20 "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho for the Youth Suicide Prevention Conference.
- Misty Stenslie and Julie Smith from Foster Care Alumni of America for a great partnership!
- Casey Family Programs Research Services for a great partnership. The opportunities to advocate with your research team has been immeasurable and a positive experience.
- Jon Newsom from Presentation Partners for your work and support.
- Kim Pyle from Sprouts for your work, graphics and support.
- Randall Spence from Analogue Web Design, LLC for your work and support.
- And to all those not mentioned who have shown their support!
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