NFPA Scoop – Page 2

Josh Shipp To Deliver Keynote at 2019 Annual Education Conference

February 01, 2019 270 Views

The National Foster Parent Association is proud to announce Josh Shipp, nationally renowned motivational speaker and former foster youth will …

Applications for 2019 Foster Youth Shadow Day

January 31, 2019 405 Views

It’s that time of year again! National Foster Youth Institute (NFYI) is preparing for its annual Congressional Foster Youth Shadow …

Conference

The NFPA’s 2019 Annual Education Conference

January 24, 2019 540 Views

The National Foster Parent Assocation’s mission focuses on education, networking, and advocacy. This conference has all of that — and …

Adoption , Tax

Foster Parents Lose Utility of Adoption Tax Credit

January 21, 2019 1290 Views

The National Foster Parent Association edited this story on January 23, 2019. The original story, in its entirety, appears at the bottom. My name is Josh Kroll, and I …

Conference

2019 Conference Sponsorship

December 28, 2018 166 Views

The National Foster Parent Association will celebrate our 49th annual education conference in 2019. The NFPA is committed to bringing …

Human Trafficking

Protect Your Kids from Drugs and Trafficking

November 27, 2018 565 Views

Kids who have experienced trauma often gravitate toward drugs and other types of self-medication. You would too if you’d been …

Call to Action

Troubling Outcomes for Youth in the Foster Care System and the Need for More Effective Child Welfare Policies

November 15, 2018 283 Views

A new data brief released this week from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Fostering Youth Transitions, highlights the most comprehensive …

Story of Care

New Data Project Finds Nation Struggling to House Foster Kids

October 15, 2018 440 Views

The Chronicle of Social Change, a national news site focused on children, youth and families, released a groundbreaking analysis of …

Foster Parent College

Fire Play and Fire-Setting

October 09, 2018 257 Views

This FosterParentCollege.com course explores how sometimes an interest in fire leads to playing with fire or even fire-setting. This class covers fire …

Foster Parent College

Supporting Normalcy

October 02, 2018 224 Views

This FosterParentCollege.com course explores how providing children in care a normal childhood relates to supporting normalcy, reasonable and prudent parenting standards, and …

Study

Resilience in Young Adults Who Have Exited from Foster Care Study

September 19, 2018 493 Views

This study is being conducted by study investigator Amber Carroll under the faculty advisement of Kim Ferguson at Sarah Lawrence …

Uncategorized

Ask Dr. Holmes: Strattera

April 06, 2016 411 Views

Question Is there any new information on Strattera? Is it a good medicine to use for ADHD? Answer There is …

Membership

Membership with NFPA

August 28, 2017 379 Views

The National Foster Parent Association is a non-profit, volunteer organization supporting the thousands of foster and adoptive parents who open …

Call to Action

NCTSN Resources: Florida High School Shooting

February 18, 2018 471 Views

In response to the recent high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network has developed resources …

NFPA News

Brookings Event Highlights CHAMPS – Foster Parent Retention and Recruitment

February 05, 2019 163 Views

On January 15-16, 2019, the Brookings Institution hosted a convening of the CHAMPS campaign to discuss strategies to increase the …

Uncategorized

New Foster Parent College Training – Taking Things Without Permission

May 12, 2016 512 Views

Foster Parent College recently announced a new online course Taking Things Without Permission. “At some point in early life, most children …

Learning , NFPA News

2017 Annual Education Conference

September 07, 2017 517 Views

Mark your calendars now for the 2018 Annual Conference! NFPA conventions are open to foster parents, kinship parents, adoptive parents, …

Call to Action

NFPA Position Statement: U.S. Citizenship For Adoptees From Outside the U.S. by U. S. Citizens

May 11, 2018 659 Views

Whereas from 1945 to the present, infants and children have been and continue to be brought to the United States …

Uncategorized

Horatio Alger Scholarships Open In ID, LA, MO

February 04, 2016 344 Views

The scholarship application is now open for students in Idaho, Louisiana, and Montana until April 15, 2016. Please encourage high …

Congratulations

Blue Cross Foundation Honors NFPA’s Peggy Kirby

August 24, 2017 881 Views

This October, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation will honor ten everyday Louisianians doing extraordinary good for …

Josh Shipp To Deliver Keynote at 2019 Annual Education Conference

Applications for 2019 Foster Youth Shadow Day

The NFPA’s 2019 Annual Education Conference

Foster Parents Lose Utility of Adoption Tax Credit

2019 Conference Sponsorship

Protect Your Kids from Drugs and Trafficking

Troubling Outcomes for Youth in the Foster Care System and the Need for More Effective Child Welfare Policies

New Data Project Finds Nation Struggling to House Foster Kids

Fire Play and Fire-Setting

Supporting Normalcy

49th Annual Conference

May Is NFCM 2019

Order Your Bracelets

Order FCM Bracelets

Foster Parent College