MRPA Blog: News & Events
Census 2020 is Coming! ‘Count All Kids’ Toolkit
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.
National Foster Parent Association 2020 Scholarships Now Open
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 NFPA...
Save the Dates: Together Toward Tomorrow 50th Annual Education Conference June 18-21
CBS News This Morning: New Federal Program for Young Adults Aging out of Foster Care
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 program called...
Throwaway Kids – Part One of Six Star investigation reveals stark outcomes for America’s foster care children (A Kansas City Star Article)
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...
A Letter from Rebecca Jones Gaston, MSW Executive Director, Social Services MD Dept of Human Services
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...
MRPA Event Announcements Now on Facebook!
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...
Fall 2019 Resource Parent Conference
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...
Upcoming Child Welfare Academy Sessions (New Sessions Added)
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...
SSA Youth Internship Opportunity: Filing Deadline July 17, 2019
SSA Youth Internship Summer 2019 Recruitment #19- View & Download a Copy of This Announcement Department: Department of Human Services - Social Services Administration Date Opened: June 26, 2019 Filing Deadline: July 17, 2019 Salary: Youth will receive a $200 stipend...