The deadline for the Holiday Party is Nov 30th! PLease register your kids by then to ensure there is a gift for Santa to hand them during the party. Scroll down for details on how to register!
See you all there!
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FREE PHOTO SESSION AVAILABLE!
Anna from Reflections photography has generously donated 10 sessions (including 2 5×7’s) for foster parents! To take advantage, you must email Naomi at president
Check out her work at www.wa-reflectionsphotography.com
It’s AWESOME! Thanks Anna!!!!
DINNER MEETING REMINDER
Don’t forget we have a dinner meeting this week! Wednesday Nov 14th, 6-8pm at the Lincoln Ave Bible Church. We have a great speaker, Bev Gaines, all lined up! Hope to see you there!
Annual Holiday Party 2012
Come join us for this years annual Holiday Party. Santa Claus will join us for an afternoon of fun to celebrate the season.
All registered kids will get a present from Santa.
Dec 8th, 2pm to 4pm,
Lincoln Avenue Bible Church
1250 Lincoln Avenue
Bremerton, WA 98337
Be sure to register by the end of November to ensure your kids receive a gift.
For more information or to register contact Luanne Vail by phone only, or our president at president@kitsapfostercare.org .
When you register, you’ll need to provide the following information:
- Your Name
- Phone #
- Name, age, and gender of each child,
- Toy suggestions for those 8 and under (9 and up will receive gift cards)
ARE YOU READY FOR GHOST TRAIN?
Ghost Train, our biggest fundraiser of the year, is quickly approaching! Our huge party will take place in Jackson Park in Port Orchard on Oct 27th, with train rides from 6-9pm. We have lots of community partners coming together with carnival games and fun things for kids to do, starting at 4pm! Then, groups of people are putting together scary scenes along the train tracks. The kids and adults riding the train have a great spooky time!! We are still looking for groups to put together a few scenes around the tracks. If you are interested in participating, or have any questions, please contact Naomi (206) 228-3885 or president
Hope to see you there!!
Mark your calendars! Night of 1000 Dreams 1-21-2013
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TEENISTA IS COMING!!!!
Hello Lyn!
My name is Erin Briggs, I work for Point Hope, which is a non-profit organization founded in 2004 by syndicated radio host Delilah. I am contacting you to inform you about the “Teenista”, a one-day event for young women in foster care.
On December 15, 2012, Point Hope, through the “Points of Hope” program, is hosting our 3rd Annual “Teenista”. The Annual Point Hope Teenista allows 25 foster girls between the ages of 13 to 18 to have a day filled with the fun of being pampered, while also being mentored and encouraged. These girls will have the opportunity to: shop for a new wardrobe, receive a haircut or a new hair style, get a makeover and learn makeup tips to accent their natural beauty, shop for Christmas gifts to give to friends and family which they will wrap and take home with them, be served an elegant dinner while seated at beautiful, uniquely decorated table, interact with people who have volunteered for the day to offer encouragement, empowerment, motivation, praise, and words of hope, and so much more. This day will not solve any long-term problems, but it will challenge the girls and the volunteers to be aware that none of us should be restricted by our circumstances, but we are responsible for our choices.
Point Hope strives to be a voice for forgotten children everywhere; Point Hope was established to assist children and their families—beginning with families in a refugee camp in Ghana, West Africa, from whom Delilah received an email plea of assistance in December 2003. But Delilah’s interest in helping children began long before receiving that email; by 2003, Delilah had already been a long-time foster parent and had adopted four children out of the foster care system in the state of Washington. This passion was passed on to the programs of Point Hope; our “Points of Hope” are established to include support for foster children in America.
I am writing you in the hope that you may be aware of girls who could benefit from a day filled with pampering and encouragement. If you do not have direct contact with any foster girls who could benefit, perhaps you would be willing to assist with getting the news out about this event on any calendars, blogs, etc., where social workers or care providers would be able to see it and apply on behalf of some young ladies in their areas. Another way to spread the news is for you to contact any other agencies that work with foster girls and share our invitation for girls 13-18 years of age to come be blessed on December 15th, beginning at 11:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m. at the Port Orchard Pavilion in downtown Port Orchard. I would be grateful for the agencies’ information in anticipation of getting the message out and being able to pamper a few deserving young ladies—in fact, if you want to pass the contact person’s information along to me, I’d be glad to reach out to those persons myself.
We have an online application for social workers or care providers to fill out on behalf of an eligible young lady. Please go to http://pointhope.org/what-we-do/programs-at-home/teenista/ for more information about the Teenista and to find the Teenista Participant Referral Application Form.
Thank you for taking the time to act on this and to offer hope in partnership with the Teenista event.
Sincerely,
Erin
Erin Briggs
Office Manager &
Domestic Program Coordinator
Point Hope
PO Box 8623
Port Orchard, WA 98366
360.479.HOPE
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Important information on Whooping Cough
5-12-2012 Urgent Update on Whooping Cough to All Foster Parents
Last week Children’s Administration (CA) issued a notice for foster parents and relative caregivers about the Pertussis “Whooping Cough” epidemic. Caregivers must still immediately notify the child’s social worker if a foster or relative child is diagnosed with whooping cough. Also, foster parents are to contact their licensor to issue a Stop Placement, if anyone in their home is diagnosed with whooping cough.
Because of the seriousness of this epidemic, CA is announcing a new requirement to safeguard the health of infant children. CA will not make new placements of infants under two (2) years of age in a licensed foster home unless all family members in the home have received the appropriate whooping cough vaccine or booster for their age. There will be no exceptions for new placements of children.
If all family members are fully vaccinated for Whooping Cough,
including a booster shot as appropriate for whooping cough, you may
accept placement of an infant 0 – 2 years old.
If all family members are not fully vaccinated, including a booster shot
as appropriate for whooping cough:
o Do Not accept placement of an infant 0 – 2 years old.
o Contact your regional office if you are contacted for a placement of
a child 0 – 2 years old and all family members are not fully
immunized for whooping cough.
Kids under seven should get a series of five DTaP vaccines. Kids aged 7 to 10 years who aren’t fully vaccinated against whooping cough and everyone aged 11 and older should get a whooping cough booster, called Tdap. For more information on these vaccines visit:
http://www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/immunize/vaccine/dtap/
Get whooping cough vaccine from:
Your healthcare provider
Most pharmacies
Clinics
Your local health department
If you need information on health insurance or help finding a healthcare provider, call the Family Health Hotline at 1-800-322-2588 or visit http://www.parenthelp123.org/; Most Health care programs and Medicaid provide coverage for the whooping cough vaccine. Foster families licensed for infants 0-2 years who demonstrate a financial hardship in obtaining the immunization should contact their child’s social worker or DLR licensor. If you have any questions about your whooping cough immunization status, consult your family medical provider.
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
Tdap contains protection against Pertussis (whooping cough). Adolescents 11-18 years of age (preferably at age 11-12 years) and adults 19 through 64 years of age should receive a single dose of Tdap. For adults 65 and older who have close contact with an infant and have not previously received Tdap, one dose should be received. Tdap should also be given to 7-10 year olds who are not fully immunized against pertussis.
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