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
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:
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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The Back to School Basics 2011-2012 webinar and PowerPoint are now available at:
http://destinationgraduation.ning.com/video/back-to-school-basics
This presentation provides both secondary and postsecondary professionals with tips and resources for
supporting the education of youth in care and alumni.
A special thanks to all of you who attended the live webinar and to the presenters.
Please note that the Governors’ Scholarship is now available!
Visit Treehouse’s Educational Advocacy Program to learn more about the wonderful work that they do to
support youth in care with their education.
The website link below provides some great details about how the Federal adoption tax credit works. It is a tiered system based on income and the year the adoption was finalized. Click on the link below for more details.
The topic of the seminar is “Addressing Challenging Behaviors in Foster Care”. The talk will be given by Scott Hanauer, MA – the Clinical Director of Community Youth Services in Olympia.
These seminars are open to Social Workers, Foster and Kinship caregivers, CASA workers and the general public.
If you wish to come to one of the talks, please indicate which location you wish to attend. The Port Townsend talk will be on Thursday, November 3rd and the Shelton talk will be on Friday, November 4th.
Thanks-
Bill Todd
Social & Health Program Consultant
Resource Family Training Institute
201 W. 1st St. Suite 2, Port Angeles, WA 98362
Phone: 360-565-2296
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN KFCA’S 4th ANNUAL
GHOST TRAIN
@ JACKSON PARK, PORT ORCHARD ON 29 OCTOBER, 2011
The Ghost Train 2010 was a well-attended and successful event, and we are very excited to get started planning for Halloween 2011. KFCA would like to invite you and your organization to be a partner in this fun family Halloween experience. Please consider this event to be an opportunity for you to have a venue in which to share information about your organization with families in the area who bring their kids to ride the train; trick or treat at your booth; have a good time while at the same time supporting foster children in Kitsap County. Typically there are nearly 1000 train ride tickets sold. We hope to grow the event this year. This is an excellent way to demonstrate your support of Kitsap children to the local community.
It is anticipated the event will open at 2pm so the younger children can experience the train ride, trick or treat at your booth and enjoy the fun but not be out in the dark and cold. The tentative end time is 8pm.
Please submit your intent to participate no later than 1 October, so we have a lot of time to make sure we have space for everyone.
KFCA appreciates your dedication to the community and your willingness to partner with us on behalf of Kitsap County foster youth.
Thank you,
Phyllis Bishop, President & Events Coordinator
Kitsap Foster Care Association
360.275-5725
Barbara Holbrook, MSW LICSW
Kitsap foster Care Association Events Coordinator
www.kitsapfostercare.org
360.649.0414
KFCA Ghost_Train_-_prelim_guidelines.doc
SEAFAIR IS HERE!! We have a limited number of tickets available for foster parents for this weekend’s Seafair events! Please let us know if you are interested! You can email vicepres
| Back to School Event Registration 2011-2012
Each child must be pre-registered. Registration Deadline: Wednesday August 10th Open to all children in foster care, in-home dependencies, and Relative caregivers from or placed in Kitsap County, Preschool thru 12th grade. This Event is to help the families with some of the school supplies needed, this is NOT expected to be everything your child needs for school. Event: August 17th, 2011th Location: Evergreen Park, Bremerton Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Registration Deadline: Wednesday August 10th No Exceptions! Do not mail. Return this form to Luanne Vail, DSHS Office, in Bremerton. If your child’s social worker is not from the Bremerton Office, please email liaison or call to register 360-990-9995 or 360-475-3516 Caregiver:________________________________ Phone:_________________________ Child:_____________________ Grade going in to 2011-12:_________________ Social Worker: |
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