Sponsors/Donors Contact:
Mary-Jeanne Smith
FPAWS Executive Assistant
509-876-6245
MJ@fpaws.org
Sponsorship says, "We care". If you are considering sponsoring a Walk Me Home...to the place I belong event, please consider the various levels for involvement. Your donations make a big difference in how we can support foster, adoptive and kinship parent’s care for the children placed in their homes.
If you are not in the FPAWS email loop, you may find topics of discussion here that some feel are important toward moving the foster care conversation forward. Feel free to comment at fpaws@fpaws.org .This top string relates to: COMMUNITY RESOURCES FESTIVAL AT THE INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD CONFERENCE TO BE HELD APRIL 29, 2010. The next string came from a discussion on transportation reimbursement. Start at the bottom or anywhere you want.
FPAWS Shopping Fundraiser! 50% of your purchase goes to FPAWS!
FPAWS supports, educates and advocates for foster, adoptive & kinship families all year round. Now you can help us gain much needed funds while doing your holiday shopping! Current Fundraiser has great Christmas cards and wrapping paper, as well as many other fun gift and kitchen items at great prices. Get your holiday shopping done while supporting a very good cause!
Thank all of you who helped make this event a huge success! We are already starting to plan for 2011. Mark your calendars for January 17th, 2011. Next year looks to be even bigger, so register early to assure a place at the table. Oh, the food was great too! I hear Mary Meinig is leading the votes for the Baxter Award! Nominate your favorite social worker and politician and we may get to honor them!
The list of Walks is getting longer! Connect with your area! There will be a Walk in Dayton chrisann.christensen@bluemtncounseling.org; orinda.woods@bluemtncounseling.org
2-7-10 Beth and I met with Susan Dreyfus and Denise Revels Robinson last week. Our conversation was terrific! We touched on a couple important FPAWS issues, training and respect. We agreed to meet quarterly with the Secretary and more often with the Assistant Secretary. We have a common theme, "Creating the best system for the kids that come into care." FPAWS wants to raise expectations for foster parents.
King 5 News Story Link: http://www.king5.com/topstories/stories/NW_101209INV-foster-parents-KS.20d84724c.html
FPAWS Response to King 5 News Story:
Click Legislation above for the Bill. Click here to stay up to date on the committee's work. www.accountabilityinchildwelfare.org
Camp To Belong is growing! The nationally recognized 5- day camp reunites brothers and sisters ages 8-20 separated because they are not living with their biological families. Washington State has reunited 85 children the past three years at the northwest camp in Idaho.