"Fostering the future"

The volunteer board of directors of The Foster Parents Association of Washington (FPAWS) has been working toward becoming a state of the art support and advocacy organization representing your voice at the Regional, State and National levels.
 

Some of the areas that we are currently focused on are:

• Legislative action around laws that impact out of home care
• Centralizing a system to capture the concerns of caregivers to provide data to help direct the focus of the HB 1624 Foster Parent Consultation Team
• Foster care phone line for comprehensive resource, referral and information sharing (1-800-391-2273)
• Serving on a variety of Children’s Administration committees and work groups
• FPAWS Board Regional Representatives can be utilized as a local resource for collaboration, fundraising and advocacy efforts
• FPAWS meetings in each region to bring together local resource providers, to share information with caregivers, as well as offer training hours
• Development of a comprehensive resource web site
• Development of a process for local associations to become chapters of FPAWS
• Collaboration with Washington Federation of State Employees
• Collaboration with the National Foster Parent Association to bring your voice to the national level

Individuals and Families can join for only $20 per year. Agency and Corporate memberships are $100. Any and all supporting members can make a donation as a "Friend of FPAWS". Memberships and Donations of $50 or more will receive two FPAWS Tee-shirts and other considerations as available.

Joining, paying dues and donating are easier then ever. Just click the buttons on the right side of the page. We thank you in advance for your support as we move forward in our goal of supporting and advocating for our members and the communities children we all serve.