by MRPA Team | Oct 14, 2022 | Recent News, Resources
Download “Maryland Adoption Agencies Directory” DIRECTORY-ADOPTIONS-9.30.21.pdf – Downloaded 1698 times – 179.38...
by MRPA Team | Sep 18, 2020 | Resources
TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT Available Online Parenting a child with a disorder on the fetal alcohol spectrum can present many challenges for foster and adoptive families. It is vital for these families and the professionals who support them to understand the reasons behind...
by MRPA Team | Aug 27, 2018 | MRPA News, Resources
Governor’s Office Of Crime Control and Prevention Provides School Safety Tips ANNAPOLIS, MD – The start of the school year is exciting and stressful for children and parents, so the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention has a list of a few basic tips...
by MRPA Team | Feb 9, 2018 | Resources
Author to donate $1 for each book sold, using our link, to the National Foster Parent Association. The National Foster Parent Association is pleased to introduce Keri Vellis and her book SOMETIMES! Keri Vellis, an experienced Foster Parent in Sonoma County, has...
by MRPA Team | Dec 5, 2017 | Resources
by Sam Macer for PTA Our Children.org Foster families are an “invisible population.” If one hundred children were on a school playground, you couldn’t – or shouldn’t – be able to tell which ones were foster youth. If you were at a mall, you couldn’t pick...
by MRPA Team | Nov 27, 2017 | Resources
We have an updated Ombudsman flyer for MRPA parents! Final Updated Foster Parent...
by MRPA Team | Nov 22, 2017 | Resources
By Sam Macer I want to thank the Blaque Diamond Enterprise for inviting me to represent the Maryland Resource Parent Association at the 2nd annual “It’s a Family Affair” event. The community engagement event provided an opportunity to learn about the need for loving,...
by MRPA Team | Nov 21, 2017 | Resources
By Alexandra Sifferlin September 8, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. The following story is excerpted from TIME’s special edition, The Science of Childhood, which is available in stores, at the TIME Shop and at Amazon. EXCERPT: When Frances Jensen’s...
by MRPA Team | Nov 17, 2017 | Resources
Excerpt: The number of U.S. children in foster care has been on the rise since 2012, and most experts agree that the upward trend will continue. But how are states doing at ensuring there are enough foster homes and other placements to take these children in?...
by MRPA Team | Nov 14, 2017 | Resources
Teens Need Families, No Matter What View this article by Jerry Milner, Associate Commissioner at the Children’s Bureau, about this important month-long event. CLICK HERE
