Pacific Northwest Alumni of Foster Care
Pacific Northwest Alumni of Foster Care Newsletter
A Voice for Youth and Alumni of Foster Care
Spring 2009
In This Issue
Events

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.

To connect with others please view our brochure:

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 our work to positively influence policy and practice.
 
· Sponsored FCAA memberships 

 · speaking and traveling support

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

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Greetings!
We are pleased to announce that Pacific Northwest Alumni of Foster Care (PNAFC) continues to advocate for those in and from foster care.   Our advocacy work aims to increase the awareness of issues important to those in and from foster care at a community, state, and national level.
 
- Delilah Bruskas
 
Upcoming Event
 
The National Center for Adoption Law & Policy (NCALP) - Columbus Ohio
June 4th and 5th, 2009
 
The NCALP at Capital University Law School has invited Delilah Bruskas to present at a workshop titled Integrating Foster Youth in Decision-Making.  This workshop is part of the Shared Child Welfare Decision Making:  Partnering with Families and Children Symposium.  She will be representing PNAFC and sharing personal foster care experiences to help ensure that foster youth have a voice in proceedings that personally affect their lives. 
 
To learn more about this event, please visit: http://www.law.capital.edu/adoption/symposium/.
 

 
 
"Exploring the Culture of Foster Care" is a NATIONAL COMMUNITY ART PROJECT created by Foster Care Alumni of America.  To view other post cards created by those in and from foster care please visit:

 Postcard Project