by MRPA Team | Jan 28, 2021 | MRPA Presents/First Tuesday
Did you know….? That our road map for training, resources, and services that we will be providing in 20201 comes from feedback from YOU, Maryland-based Resource Parents? That 460 Resource Parents completed the recent MD DHS/MRPA survey and offered their feedback...
by MRPA Team | Jan 27, 2021 | COVID-19
In light of the upward trend in Covid-19 cases in our state, the MRPA recently made a request to the Maryland DHS to consider a 60-day-or-more suspension of the State’s requirement for in-person visits between foster children and their biological families. As a...
by MRPA Team | Jan 26, 2021 | MRPA Presents/First Tuesday
February First Tuesday Session: Maryland DHS/Social Services & MRPA Survey Results In 2020, the Maryland DHS/Social Service and the Maryland Resource Parent Association conducted a joint survey to ask parents to evaluate their relationships with the MRPA and...
by MRPA Team | Jan 12, 2021 | COVID-19
Notice of Eligibility: Pandemic EBT Retroactive September P-EBT issuance Over the summer, you received a notice from the State of Maryland indicating that one or more children in your household were eligible for Pandemic EBT or P-EBT. P-EBT benefits were loaded to...
by MRPA Team | Jan 12, 2021 | COVID-19
Maryland is experiencing the most serious spike in the number of reported Covid-19 illnesses and deaths since May of last year. In response, the Maryland Resource Parent Association is calling for an immediate 60 day-or-more suspension of the Maryland Dept. of Social...
by MRPA Team | Dec 29, 2020 | COVID-19
Article Excerpt Are you seeking out maximum tax deductions for 2020? The charitable contribution limit for 2020 has changed: We spoke with one of our experienced finance professionals for insight on this year’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)...
by MRPA Team | Dec 23, 2020 | COVID-19
Please take immediate note of the following message from Michelle L. Farr, Executive Director of the Socials Services Administration, regarding a one-time stipend for Resource Parents with children during the period of July 1 – December 31, 2020. Letter to...
by MRPA Team | Dec 14, 2020 | Holiday
(Repost from Serenity Links Coaching) The holidays are festive and fun, but they can also be torture for our traumatized kids! The very things we love about the season can send our child’s issues into overdrive and their behavior into orbit. That can easily make this...
by MRPA Team | Oct 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Continuous Resolution P-EBT Update This is to inform you that a recent federal budget resolution will provide additional Pandemic EBT or P-EBT benefits. The Maryland Department of Human Services and the State Department of Education are working collaboratively to...
by MRPA Team | Oct 13, 2020 | Seminar
MRPA would like to share this training opportunity with the NFPA! TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT Available Online Teaching mentors about ways to reach, raise, love, and train the next generation, Brian D. Molitor will talk about the many aspects of mentoring that...
