Come and join us in Port Orchard’s beautiful Jackson Park this Saturday, October 29th. We’ll be there from 3pm – 8pm for one of our biggest fundraisers of the year: GHOST TRAIN!! The woods around the miniature steamer trains will be decorated in all sorts of Halloween scenes! Ride the train through and prepare to be amazed!! There will also be fun and games for the kids as well as a few trick or treats available at the park to enjoy before or after your ride.
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New Foster Parent Training Policy Oct 15 2011
DSHS has made some changes to the Foster Parent Training requirements. This is a significant change to past policy, and effects both new foster families and experienced ones as well. Please take special note to the sections regarding Parenting Plus in-class training.
The full policy is in the attached document below:
Governors’ Scholarship for Foster Youth
Washington State Governors’ Scholarship for Foster Youth:
The Governors’ Scholarship provides $2,000 to $4,000 per year, for up to five years, for youth who are seniors in high school, and have or will emancipate from foster care in Washington State to attend college. Please take a moment to review the eligibility information on our website if you have students who may be eligible.
The application can be printed from our website, andmust be postmarked by the deadline: Friday, November 18, 2011.
Additional information about the Governors’ Scholarship is available on our jryan or 1.877.655.4097.
Scholarships available!
Greetings from the College Success Foundation. I’m writing to let you know that the application for the Governors’ Scholarship for Foster Youth is now available. If you’re interested, or know of any students who may be eligible, please take a moment to read a little more about the scholarship below:
Washington State Governors’ Scholarship for Foster Youth:
· The Governors’ Scholarship provides $2,000 to $4,000 per year, for up to five years, for youth who are seniors in high school, and have or will emancipate from foster care in Washington State to attend college. Please take a moment to review the eligibility information on our website if you have students who may be eligible.
· The application can be printed from our website, andmust be postmarked by the deadline: Friday, November 18, 2011.
· Additional information about the Governors’ Scholarship is available on our jryan or 1.877.655.4097.
IMPORTANT: New Training Policy
FOSTER PARENT TRAINING POLICY CHANGES
The information below is being released to foster parents in the October Caregiver Connection. The new training policy will take effect on October 15, 2011 (see attachment). Licensors should become familiar with the policy before implementation in October.
A Fact sheet is being developed that can be shared in Orientation and PRIDE. Licensors should begin talking with prospective foster parents about the policy.
Please contact me if you have questions.
Parenting Plus, Space available in October classes
COMING SOON! There is still space available for free foster parent, relative caregiver and adoptive parent training: Parenting Plus!
Please pass along information about the 36 hour “Parenting Plus” training on October 5, 6, 11, 13, 17, & 18th at the Tacoma DSHS building in room 195. See the flyer for additional details. To register, please contact me. Thank you!
Lynne Welton, M.A., LMHC
Program Manager/Foster Parent Trainer
Resource Family Training Institute
(253) 983-6435
Bicycles for foster children
Here is some information regarding getting free bikes for foster children. Bob Laughlin has a place in Gig harbor and he can be reached email him at www.bicycles4kids.com. Foster parents just need to let him know they are foster parents and you heard about his bike program. thru Community and Family Services Foundation.
Community & Family Services Foundation
1502 Roland Ave.
PO Box 1459
Port Orchard, WA 98366
Main Office Ph: 360-895-7889 / Fax: 360-895-3495
Web: www.cfsf.net
PNW Caregivers Conference 2011 REGISTRATION FORM
FPAWS and its partners are putting together what may go down as the best Caregiver Conference ever! We have invited folks from Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington to join us at Great Wolf Lodge Indoor Water Park just south of Olympia for this family friendly conference. Register now for some or all programs January 16, 17, and 18, 2012. You will want to register as soon as possible because the rooms will fill fast. If you are like me and have attended many conferences or if this is you first; you won’t want to miss this one. While you are in a session your kids will be getting warn out in the water. Stay tuned for the Conference Brochure and more information, then get signed up. See you there! On Night One, the 16th, we will have our annual recognition celebration dinner, Night of 1000 Dreams. Be sure to nominate your favorites! See that story on the front page.
See more information at the FPAWS website: http://www.fpaws.org/ , or register at the link below:
Parenting Plus! – Tacoma Oct 2011
Upcoming training: The ABC’s of Including Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Early Childhood Environments
Thursday, October 6, 6-8 pm at Olympic ESD #114
The ABC’s of Including Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Early Childhood Environments
call Kathy Avery at 360-2536 to RSVP.
Kathy runs The Kitsap Interagency Coordinating Council, working with families and professionals to meet the special needs of young children birth to 6 years.
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