by MRPA Team | Mar 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
March is Social Worker Appreciation Month! Help us to celebrate the social workers who have impacted your life. The MRPA has created a page where you can leave a short (90 second or less) testimonial about a special social worker. Feel free to leave as many as...
by MRPA Team | Mar 18, 2021 | MRPA Presents/First Tuesday
Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkdOippzsuH9fZyewzFdlWp7QnVYtQbZwv After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. About Our Trainer BIO: Barb Clark is an...
by MRPA Team | Feb 25, 2021 | Survey
Arrow Child and Family Ministries has invited Foster Parents across Maryland to respond to their survey. Results will be shared with MD DHS, and will be used in Arrow’s advocacy efforts for parents and children, so please take this opportunity to make your voice...
by MRPA Team | Feb 25, 2021 | Survey
MRPA’s Executive Director Arnie Eby serves on CJAC, and would like to share this opportunity to respond to their survey… read on for details! The Children’s Justice Act Committee (CJAC) is a federally mandated Task Force under the Child Abuse and...
by MRPA Team | Feb 17, 2021 | Child Welfare Academy, Training Announcements
Just a quick note to let you know that our Spring Virtual Resource Parent Conference will be on Saturday April 17, 2021 from 8:30am-3:30pm (5 hours of training credit, 2 Behavior/Discipline workshops offered). Registration is now open! Below is the flyer with details...
by MRPA Team | Feb 16, 2021 | MRPA Presents/First Tuesday Session
Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMocuGqqT4pHtRudWYyORIBIp1hxCoKToe6 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. About Our Trainer BIO: Kim is a program...
by MRPA Team | Feb 3, 2021 | MRPA Presents/First Tuesday, Uncategorized
The video and handouts from our First Tuesday session last night have been posted! This was a great session that included a brief overview of our recent Resource Parent Survey, discussions on building Advocacy with our guests, Katie Fitzsimmons from Anne Arundel Co...
by MRPA Team | Jan 28, 2021 | MRPA Presents/First Tuesday
Did you know….? That our road map for training, resources, and services that we will be providing in 20201 comes from feedback from YOU, Maryland-based Resource Parents? That 460 Resource Parents completed the recent MD DHS/MRPA survey and offered their feedback...
by MRPA Team | Jan 27, 2021 | COVID-19
In light of the upward trend in Covid-19 cases in our state, the MRPA recently made a request to the Maryland DHS to consider a 60-day-or-more suspension of the State’s requirement for in-person visits between foster children and their biological families. As a...
