To access the
February Caregiver Connection
Please use one of these two links:
http://www.dshs.wa.gov/pdf/ca/CaregiverConnectionFEB2012.pdf
http://www.dshs.wa.gov/ca/fosterparents/

The next Dyslexia Interest Group Meeting will be Wednesday, February 8, 6:30 to 8:30pm at Café Noir, 3261 NW Vintage Way, Suite 101, Silverdale 98383, 698-4111. For inclement weather, we will follow the CentralKitsapSchool District closures or watch for emails. Cafe Noir is alongside Target, next to the new Navy Federal Credit Union. Parking is in front of the shop, at the second level of the building with stairs to the front, or in Target.

At the February meeting, we are planning to take a look at the new Washington State Dyslexia Resource Guide that the state, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), just posted on their website.

See: www.k12.wa.us/Reading/pubdocs/DyslexiaResourceGuide.pdf

We will continue to meet on the second Wednesday of each month. Here are the upcoming dates we are scheduled at Café Noir:

Wed, Feb 8, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Wed, Mar 14, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Wed, April 11, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Wed, May 9, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Wed, June 13, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Any questions please feel free to email Sharontheupside or me, Birgit bzacovic . Hope to see you soon.

Birgit

Key Peninsula Foster Parent Association.
Our next meeting will be on February 13, 10:00
a.m. at my home. Please share this information with any foster parents in
the area and share my phone number so they can call for directions. If they
would rather email, please share my email address but have them put foster
parent meeting in the subject so I don’t delete it.
Thanks so much.
Cinda

Cinda Baldwin
Wilson Properties
Home Office: 253-884-1754
Cell: 253-778-3730
Email: cinda-baldwin@centurytel.net
http://www.wilsonproperties.biz

2012 FCAP Seminar Series:

A series of thoughtful and engaging seminars on

evidence-based practice relevant for child welfare professionals

April 11, 2012 What Have We Learned from the Evaluation of

9:30am-Noon Family Treatment Court?

Eric Bruns, PhD., and FTC Program Supervisor, Jill Murphy

June 5, 2012 Family Reunification in WA State: The Importance

9:00am-10:00am of Housing, Stability, Education and Parent Engagement

Maureen Marcenko, PhD.

All seminars held at the University of Washington Tower auditorium.

Free certificates of attendance (2 hours) will be available to all attendees. You may use this certificate to document CEU’s with your licensing or professional certification board. The University of Washington is a recognized official provider of CEU’s to State of Washington licensed professionals.

Registration information to follow prior to each seminar

Questions: Please email Marie Bolstad at marier2

Sponsored by: Foster Care Assessment Program, Partners for Our Children, UW School of Law Court ImprovementTrainingAcademy, and UW Division of Public Behavioral Health and Justice Policy

SAVE THE DATE

WHERE: NEW LOCATION

TROPHY LAKE GOLF COURSE

3900 SW Lake Flora Rd
Port Orchard, WA 98367

Telephone (360) 874-8337

WHEN: SATURDAY, JULY 14, 2012 Arrive 7:30 am for tee assignments

FORMAT: 4-PERSON SCRAMBLE, Modified shotgun start, best ball (beginners to advanced players welcome). Sign up as a team of four.

The proceeds raised by this tournament will turn dreams into reality for foster children in KitsapCounty.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

BARBARA BOFINGER

TEL: 360-475-3552 or 360-620-5291 BOBA300@DSHS.WA.GOV

SAVE THE DATE:

Fundraising Event

Blu Berry Frozen Yogurt

(9989 Silverdale Way NW, Silverdale)

May 8,2012

5:30-8:30pm

20% of sales that night will be directly donated to

Kitsap Foster Care Association!

Cash donations also accepted in their “keep the change” bucket

(contact Jennifer Miller with any questions at 360-271-2771)

SAVE THE DATE

“Treat for a Cause”

Twisted Chiropractic

(3500 NW Bucklin Hill Rd, Suite 100, Silverdale)

February 25, 2012

10:00am – 6:00pm

Chiropractic and Massage treatments will be offered to new and established patients. Cost: $75 for new patient consult and treatment, $35 for established patients, $60/hr massage (no insurance claims)

Please call 360-698-0836 to make an appointment!

50% of proceeds collected that day will be given to

Kitsap Foster Care Association!!

Hi Phyllis. The information below can be used to e-mail out or put on your website. I’m really excited about doing this and hopefully it will be a big success for both the foster parents and the theater so that we can do this in the future. I didn’t put in there that it is on a first come first served basis. I don’t think we will run out of tickets but you never know. We probably have about 150 seats available for the weekend, so we should be okay for anyone that wants a ticket, but they may want to call soon if they are thinking about coming.

Bremerton Community Theater and the cast/crew of their current show would like to invite all foster parents in Kitsap and Mason County (and anywhere for that matter) to come down this weekend to see their production of Black Comedy at no cost (FREE). This is the Theater’s way of thanking foster parents for all the hard work that they do. Although the show is not geared for younger children, due to the adult humor, older children would be welcome (probably best suited for children who are over 13 years old).

The show is called “Black Comedy” and is a very funny play about a young Englishman in his apartment (“flat” as they like to call them), who is expecting his future father-in-law, and a rich millionaire to show up to see his art work. Unfortunately the power goes out (they had a bad “Fuse”) and then his worst nightmare, his ex-girlfriend shows up, as does his neighbor, whose furniture he has borrowed (stolen) without permission, and electrician, and well . . . it just gets worse from there. What else could go wrong for this young man – you will only know if you come and see the show.

The show starts at 8:00 on Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 on Sunday. It is not a long play (last about 1 hour and 20 minutes) and there is no intermission. If you are interested in coming to see the show, please contact the theater at their website http://www.bremertoncommunitytheatre.org/ or by phone at 360-373-5152. When you go in mention that you are looking for the special for Foster Parents. Also you can see the commercial we did for it on line at Bremerton Community Theater’s Webpage. The theater is located at 599 Lebo Boulevard, and there are directions on the website on how to get to the theater from all directions.

Daniel M. Estes,B.S., M.P.A.

Intake Social Worker Supervisor

253.983.6192

Region 3, North

Children’s Administration

Due to the icy roads and snowy conditions, we are cancelling the the January 18th general meeting. Please be safe, and go have fun in the snow 🙂

See you next month!

Please pass along this training opportunity for all foster parents, relative caregivers and adoptive parents concerning Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder on Thursday, February 9, 2012 from 9:00am-4:00pm in room 195 at the Tacoma DSHS office. Julie Gelo is a regional and national expert on this topic and is a wealth of information and supportive strategies for parenting children and adolescents with FASD. Please see the attached flyer for additional information. To register, please contact Linda Falcocchio at 360 475-3586 or Linda.Falcocchio. Thank you!

Lynne Welton, M.A., LMHC

Program Manager/Foster Parent Trainer

Resource Family Training Institute

(253) 983-6435

http://fosterparent.dshs.wa.gov