by MRPA Team | Mar 31, 2020 | COVID-19
Dear Foster Parents and Foster Parent Providers: Over the past few weeks, our state and federal governments have taken unprecedented measures to reduce the spread of the novel virus that causes Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and to address the...
by MRPA Team | Mar 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Please help us share this survey! The University of Washington is conducting a survey about how to improve child welfare supports to maximize the ability of reunifying children with their birth families. We want to help make sure foster parents/kinship caregiver...
by MRPA Team | Mar 23, 2020 | COVID-19
The following upcoming trainings have been moved ONLINE, In response to COVID19 and concerns for everyone’s health and safety. A few other dates have been postponed. Wednesday, 3/25/20 Complicated Children* 5:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m. | 3 Training Hours Monday,...
by MRPA Team | Mar 16, 2020 | COVID-19
Quote from the Article: As coronavirus continues to impact Americans on all fronts – from toilet paper shortages to event cancellations and school closings –the frontline caregivers for many of the country’s foster youth have suddenly been caught off guard. Resource...
by MRPA Team | Mar 16, 2020 | COVID-19
Please see the message below from Dr. Jerry Milner, Associate Commissioner, Children’s Bureau Dear Child Welfare Leaders, In the last 24 hours the Children’s Bureau has been made aware of the closing of colleges and universities to protect the health and well-being of...
by MRPA Team | Mar 12, 2020 | COVID-19, Event Notifications
Update Message on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) The University of Maryland has provided directives and guidelines that, effective immediately, limits meetings and large gatherings, encourages social distancing, remote working and learning, and tightens guidance regarding...
by MRPA Team | Mar 9, 2020 | Scholarships
MRPA would like to share this post from the NFPA about their scholarship offerings for the June, 2020 conference. Conference scholarships will be awarded to 24 foster, adoptive, or kinship caregivers to assist in attending the National Foster Parent...
by MRPA Team | Mar 2, 2020 | Census 2020, MRPA News
The 2020 Census Is Approaching It is critical that ALL children be counted accurately. View the toolkit, below, on the Count All Kids.org website to learn more about how YOU can make sure all children in your community are counted.
by MRPA Team | Feb 13, 2020 | MRPA News, Scholarships
MRPA would like to share this notification about NFPA Scholarships! 2020 Scholarship Applications Now Open The National Foster Parent Association’s Youth and Continuing Education Scholarship Fund was established to benefit foster, adoptive, and birth children of...
by MRPA Team | Feb 13, 2020 | Event Notifications
Conference Registration Now Open! Date: Friday, March 20 & Saturday, March 21, 2020 Location: NEW Maryland Judicial Center in Annapolis, Maryland! 187 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, Maryland 21401 Theme: Reimagining Foster Care Conference Website DAY ONE...
