MRPA Blog: News & Events
Youth Voice: Why Welcome a Teen Into Your Home
MRPA is featuring the Youth Advisory Board (YAB) and the "Youth Voice" Written by: YAB Member, 2026-05 WHY Welcome a Teen into Your Home (Click Above to Download) Dear MRPA Members, If you’re reading this, you’re in some way connected to a foster youth: either...
MRPA Virtual Kinship Support Group
MAY, JUNE, JULY, AUGUST 2026 MRPA VIRTUAL KINSHIP SUPPORT GROUP Hosted by the Maryland Resource Parent Association Join Us for Our KINSHIP SUPPORT GROUP! Led by our very own Joanna Abruscato — MRPA President and experienced kinship parent. Joanna has been a...
Child Welfare Academy Trainings Have Been Posted
New trainings have been posted! Child Welfare Academy Spring 2026 Medication and Behaviour Trainings Child Welfare Academy Resource Parent Training Calendar March through June 2026 Also see our Training Opportunities page.
Upcoming MRPA Presents Training Sessions
Please join us for two upcoming sessions. March 2nd 'Taxes for Resource Families' March 3rd: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and the Big 3: Raging, Lying and Stealing For complete details, to print a flyer for each session, and to register, visit...
Upcoming MRPA & Child Welfare Academy Training & Networking Opportunities
Upcoming MRPA Training and Meeting Opportunities Click each training image to download a printable flyer and to access the registration link.Download the flyer HERE.Download the schedule HERE.https://shorturl.at/rJSB8
Recent MRPA Presents Videos Are Now Available
We've posted the recordings of two recent MRPA Presents sessions. MRPA Presents: Taxes for Resource Families (Video and Flyer) MRPA Presents - Creating a Kin-First Culture (Video) See this page for these and other, prior sessions.
MRPA Meeting Tuesday, 9/10
Please join us Tuesday September 10, 2024 for our Bi-Monthly Meeting at 8:00pm. All foster/kinship parents are welcome! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83902434567?pwd=ZkxTbng5NTJsVmVzUTJLMHRYOFJodz09
INVITATION: Maryland Resource Parent Association Project #1 – A National Effort
A Need for Kinship-Specific Training There is a need for the development of a basic “Parent Involvement 101” education training to support and sustain academic achievement for children and youth in kinship care and all youth in out of home placement. Why? Research...
Executive Board Elections 9/10/24 – Call for Nominees, Updated Nominee List
Email Stefany Lang at slang@mrpa.org to add your name to the list of nominees for the MRPA Board of Directors.
Executive Board Elections 9/10/24
The MRPA will be holding their Executive Board elections at our next scheduled meeting on 9/10/24 @ 8pm via Zoom. If you are interested in nominating yourself or someone else for one of the board positions please email me at slang@mrpa.org no later than 8/10/24 (30...