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

We are gearing up for our annual Board Retreat this weekend to plan our budget and events for the year. Tell us; what do you want out of KFCA? What is your favorite event that we host throughout the year? Mariner’s Game? Holiday Party? Ghost Train? Back to School? Monthly dinner meetings? We want to hear from you!
Please email the board with your suggestions and comments:
board

Olive Crest is hiring!

We are looking for a recruiter/liaison for Mason,Kitsap, and Thurston County for a 20 hour a week position. Desired candidate would be a current of former foster parent with three years experience in that role. The role would cover recruiting for foster parents and encouraging them through the licensing process with regular contact. All contact information is entered into a database. Other parts of the role include overseeing support group development and also acting as a liaison in dispute resolution. To know more about Fostering Together the link is www.fosteringtogether.org.

To get more information and apply for the position the link is www.olivecrest.org/pnw and click on careers on the left.