by MRPA Team | Feb 4, 2020 | Articles
New federal program helps young adults aging out of foster care: “Who would think that I would go to college?” Every year, more than 20,000 teenagers age out of the foster care system. Within four years, about 5,000 of them are homeless. A new federal...
by MRPA Team | Jan 29, 2020 | Event Notifications
RESOURCE PARENT SPRING CONFERENCE: Registration now open! Saturday, March 21, 2020, 8:00am-4:00pm Chesapeake College, 100 College Circle, Wye Mills, MD 21679 REGISTER HERE Please join the Maryland Resource Parent Association, Department of Human Services, and the...
by MRPA Team | Dec 18, 2019 | Articles
Quote from the article: He still has the last name of a woman who adopted him in grade school — then gave him back. From the time he was 3 until he turned 14, Dominic Williamson was bounced to 80 different foster homes. When he turned 18, he found himself alone and...
by MRPA Team | Nov 5, 2019 | MRPA News
MRPA would like to share the following letter from Ms. Jones Gaston with our Resource Families. November 1, 2019 Dear Colleagues, Partners, and Friends, It is bittersweet to pen this letter as I depart from the Maryland Department of Human Services Social Services...
by MRPA Team | Sep 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Breaking News! We will now be posting all upcoming events for the MRPA and notifications for events held by associated organizations on our Facebook page! Be sure to like our page to receive notifications as new Events and Trainings are posted. Note that you can also...
by MRPA Team | Aug 6, 2019 | Event Notifications, MRPA News
FALL 2019 Resource Parent Conference Tranzed Conference Center | 6802 McLean Blvd | Baltimore, MD 21234 Saturday, October 19, 2019 8:00am – 4:30pm (6 training hours) PRINTABLE FLYER Participants will enjoy: Motivational Keynote Morning & Afternoon Workshops...
by MRPA Team | Aug 6, 2019 | Event Notifications, MRPA News
The MRPA would like to share these upcoming Webinars with our audience. Please review the topics and join the sessions that are of interest! Please Join Us for these Fall 2019 Webinars! Lunch & Learn Webinar Series 12:00PM-1:00PM | 1 Training Hour Making the Most...
by MRPA Team | Jul 25, 2019 | Event Notifications
Child Welfare Academy Both Sessions are Saturday, August 3, 2019 Garrett Co DSS, 12578 Garrett Hwy, Oakland, MD 21550 Strategies for Helping Children Cope During the Reunification Process 9:00am-12:00pm (3 hours) This training will discuss the emotional and...
by MRPA Team | Jul 12, 2019 | Event Notifications
EventBrite registration will be available soon! For now, mark your calendars for this event. Flyer for Resource Parents and Staff Financial Training...
