MRPA Blog: News & Events
MRPA Presents: What is MRPA?
Join us on Tuesday, April 16th, 2024 from 7pm to 8pm for this special event. Learn what the Maryland Resource Parents Association is and what we do for the state’s foster and kinship parents: Answer questions and provide support Represent their needs with state...
MRPA First Tuesday for October, 2023: Talking with Children About Adoption and Birth Families
Did you know that it's important to start talking with children about adoption and using positive adoption language at the earliest age possible? Foster, adoptive and pre-adoptive families are encouraged to attend this interactive training with Erica Moltz from...
SSA’s Health Care Services Spotlight Webinar Series
Foster Care Tax Credit Act SURVEY: Your Response is Requested by 9/7
Sharing this opportunity posted by the National Foster Parent Association (NFPA). The NFPA has partnered with the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) and Upbring, a child welfare service provider in Texas, to advocate for the Foster Care Tax Credit Act. This...
Summer Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) Programs / Programas de P-EBT en el verano
Who is eligible for Summer P-EBT benefits? School children who received free or reduced price school meals at school under the National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program are eligible for P-EBT benefits in the summer of 2023. Unlike in the past, children...
Foster the Family 5k Fun Day – Saturday, May 6th
https://www.fosterthefamilybaltimore.org/5k-family-fun-day
Family Works Together – Maryland Post-Adoption Program and Book Club
Download the flyers to learn about these valuable networking and learning opportunities! https://mrpa.org/download/6403/ https://mrpa.org/download/6408/
New Resource! Maryland Adoption Agencies Directory
A Letter of Introduction from MRPA President James L. Craig, Jr.
To: Resource Parents of Maryland From: James L. Craig Jr. President, Maryland Resource Parents Association (MRPA) Subject: Introduction Greetings to the hardest working people I know. As the new President for the Maryland Resource Parents Association (MRPA), I want to...
Child Welfare Academy Summer Courses – Reserve Your Spot!
REGISTER HERE FOR WORKSHOPS July and August Training Sessions Mon, 7/25/22 (6:00-8:00pm) - Effective Mental Health Treatment Through a Trauma-Informed Lens (meets Medication Management training req) Wed, 7/27/22 (6:00-8:00pm) - Digital Safety Wed, 8/3/22 (6:00-8:00pm)...