Hi Folks!
Just wanted to remind you that the next KFCA dinner meeting will be this coming Wednesday,March 13th at Lincoln Ave Bible Church in Bremerton. Dinner at 6pm and training at 7pm. This month’s training topic will revolve around the diversity.
Dinner meeting fees are $4/ages 10 and up and $2 for kids 4-9. Annual dues are $25.

We will also be taking sign ups for We Are Family day at the Mariners!!!! KFCA will provide tickets for the whole family of KFCA members and for the foster children only (adults supervision required) of non members. We will also be renting a bus to drive us all over to Seattle! Hope you can join us for this big day!

Mark your calendars for March26th too! It is KFCA night at BluBerry frozen yogurt in Silverdale from 5-8pm. A portion of the proceeds will go to KFCA, so come on down for a treat and tell all your friends to help you support KFCA!

Hope to see you all next week!
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Naomi Nichols
President, KFCA

KITSAP COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS

VAN ZEE BUILDING
1200 NW FAIRGROUNDS ROAD
BREMERTON, WA 98311

April 19-21, 2013

March 26, 2013

5:00-8:00 pm

Blu Berry Frozen Yogurt
9989 Silverdale Way NW, Silverdale

Come support KFCA!!

Save the Date:
Make it Happen! 2013
July 9-12 at Central Washington University
Make it Happen! application launches March 25.

College Success Foundation is thrilled to announce the dates and location for this year’s Make it Happen! College Experience event.

This four-day residential program offers foster youth the opportunity to learn about all facets of college
readiness, including:
taking the right classes in high school to prepare them for college.
applying to college.
financial aid and scholarships.
tips to succeed once in college.
the support programs available to them.
plus fun, extracurricular activities including sports, video games and more.
Visit the event website for more information.
Are you interested in volunteering at Make it Happen?

Would you like to help foster youth achieve their higher education goals? Join us by volunteering for this year’s event. Contact Aubrey Mathwig at mih@collegesuccessfoundation.org or by phone at 425.416.2000 or 877.655.4097.

For information on applying to attend the event, transportation and complete event details, visit our website.The application for Make it Happen! will open on March 25, 2013 and will be available on College Success Foundation’s website.

If you have questions until then, contact mih@collegesuccessfoundation.org or by phone at 425.416.2000 or 877.655.4097.
College Success Foundation
1605 NW Sammamish Road | Suite 200 | Issaquah, WA 98027
Phone: (425) 416-2000 | Fax (425) 416-2001
Email: info@collegesuccessfoundation.org

See below for info on playing or sponsoring! All funds will go to the Dream Project…spread the word!!!!

Golf Tournament KITSAP 2013-1.pdf

Golf Tournament Sponsor 2013 Kitsap-1.pdf

Washington resident foster parents and registered relative foster caregivers who camp with the children in their care are entitled to free campsites in Washington state parks. Participants in the program may camp at first-come, first-served parks or make a telephone reservation to camp in a reservation park (call 1-888-CAMPOUT or 1-888-226-7688). Eligible participants making reservations do not pay for camping but are charged the reservation fee to hold sites in the reservation system.
To get free camping when making a reservation, tell the operator you are a foster care provider. Then, when you arrive at the park to register, show a Washington State Driver’s License, along with a Foster Care ID card or your Foster Home License. Walk-in campers need to show these same documents at the park to receive a free campsite. Foster parents and registered relative caregivers also may use State Parks boat launches and pump outs for free when they camp.

Thank you From fostering together, region 3 for the information

Sunday May 12, 2013
Game starts at 1 pm
vs. Oakland

Kitsap Foster Care Association (KFCA) members get tickets for their whole family.

Non KFCA members get one ticket per foster child. Additional tickets are $11

An adult must accompany children

KFCA has rented busses to take families to the game, cost will be $10 per family
Please sign-up if you would like to go by emailing president@kitsapfostercare.org with the following information;
Your name
Phone number
KFCA member, # tickets needed for the family
For non-KFCA members, # of foster children and # of payed tickets
Will you be riding the bus?

Reminder; KFCA dues are $25 per year

Mindfulness and the teenage brain. Feb 9th.

Registration is now open at www.justknow.org

When you sign up, select "pay at door" for payment and then email president to complete registration.

Introducing…

the Foster Parent Critical Support & Retention Program, a service of Fostering Together and a program of Olive Crest.

This service targets foster parents who need assistance in managing the high-risk sexualized or physically aggressive behaviors of foster children in their home.

The program goal is the increase foster parent’s subjective experience of support and to link foster parents more closely to natural supports in their communities. This goal will be operationalized through the provision of short-term (3-months) intensive clinical case management for children with mental and behavioral health issues and cognitive and educational interventions with foster parents and other adult care providers.

This program rolled out in late 2012 and is accepting referrals.

Please help us spread the word about this important resource to foster families who need help understanding and managing troublesome behaviors going on with the foster children in their care.

Sincerely,

Reina Woods, MSW, LSWAIC

Foster Parent Critical Support & Retention Program Coordinator