Pacific Northwest Alumni of Foster Care
Pacific Northwest Alumni of Foster Care Newsletter
A Voice for Youth and Alumni of Foster Care
 February 2012 
In This Issue
Foster Care Adversity Study
Update
Special Thanks

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!

A Special Thanks to alumni of foster care for your voice and for your participation in the Foster Care Adversity Study! And a SPECIAL thanks to all those who helped spread the word about the study!  Alumni of foster care represented at least 40 different states; they were asked to select which state/s they lived in while they were in foster care.  As a nurse, an alumna of foster care, and a doctoral student in the nursing science PhD program at the University of Washington, I want to announce that the Foster Care Adversity Study has officially ended and is now in the data analyses stage. 
 

- Delilah Bruskas

 
Foster Care Adversity Study

University of Washington, School of Nursing

February 2012

 

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A SPECIAL THANKS to all adults formally in foster care as children who have participated in the Foster Care Adversity Study. Your voice is very much appreciated and TOGETHER we can make a difference!

 

The Foster Care Adversity Study has officially ended and we are pleased to report that your contributions have made this an exciting and successful research study. Research data is currently being analyzed. 

 

Update
University of Washington School of Nursing- Promoting Community and Public Health NURS 420 - Seattle, WA

February 8th, 2012

 

The University of Washington's School of Nursing is continuing to provide opportunities for Delilah Bruskas to speak about her community work as an advocate for those in and from foster care. Presentation focus was on helping senior nursing students understand the culture of foster care and the many obstacles and challenges associated in this social setting that potentially impact developmental health outcomes for more than 400,000 children in foster care on any given day nationally.

 

University of Washington School of Nursing- Promoting Community and Public Health NURS 420 - Seattle, WA

November 2nd, 2011

 

Guest speaker for Accelerated and traditional BSN nursing students.  Presentation focused on current advocacy work for those in and from foster care and personal experiences of foster care.  Presentation focus was similar to presentation on February 8, 2012.
 
Youth and Alumni of Foster Care Summit Posters created by those in and from foster care.
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Mockingbird Society: "Leading advocate for foster care reform built on youth-inspired solutions, powerful coalitions and public support for every child's right to a safe home and a bright future. http://www.mockingbirdsociety.org/

 
Special Thanks To

  • To all ALUMNI of foster care who have participated in the Foster Care Adversity Study!!
  • All the alumni of foster care who continue to show and express support!
  • Dale Tessin for continued statistical support!
  • Randall Spence from Analogue Web Design, LLC for your continued support and help with PNAFC and the Foster Care Adversity Study.
  • Kim Pyle for your continued graphic support, especially with the Foster Care Adversity Study.
  • And to all those not mentioned who have also shown a continued support!!