MRPA Blog: News & Events
Child Welfare Academy Trainings – August through October 2026
Child Welfare Academy Trainings - August, September, and October 2026
Child Welfare Academy Trainings – July and August 2026
Child Welfare Academy Trainings for July and August 2026
Tuition Waiver! Don’t Miss the Latest!
Tuition Waiver has been adjusted! Please see below! [pdf-embedder...
NFPA Conference – 2026!
Checkout the upcoming National Foster Parent Association (NFPA) Conference from September 27th-30th! Key speakers, amazing training, and...
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
AUGUST - OCTOBER 2026MRPA 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 foster/kinship...
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.