Our Mission is to be a respected national voice for foster, kinship, and adoptive families through networking, education, and advocacy.
Networking:
- NFPA Partners –
- United Health Care
- Centene
- Dave Thomas Foundation/AdoptUSKids/Wendy’s Wonderful Kids
- Fostering Media Connections/Fostering Families Today Magazine
- Family-based Treatment Association (FFTA)
- Child Welfare League of America, Generations United, NACAC, National Grange
- National Foster Care Coalition/National Foster Care Month Coalition
- Northwest Media/FosterParentCollege
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- Dept. of Homeland Security/Blue Ribbon Campaign on Human Trafficking
Education:
- Annual Education Conferences moved across the United States
- Partnership with United Health Care to provide in-person training to constituents
- Partnership with FosterParentCollege
- Partnership with Centene: develop live training webinars, archive webinar videos, build new training website with all training free to caregivers
- Two self-paced curriculums on NFPA website for foster and kinship parents
- Board of Directors that includes well know and highly respected curriculum writers and workshop presenters
Advocacy:
- Provided workshops/presentations/exhibits at CWLA, NFPA &Georgia Conferences
- Participated in the FFTA Public Policy Institute & Family Voices Conf., Washington, DC
- Led Master Session at National Conference on Child Abuse & Neglect, Washington, DC
- Participated in CHAMPS Convening at Brookings Institute, Washington, DC
- Three meetings with Jerry Milner, Associate Commissioner, Children’s Bureau
- Previewed four foster care & adoption movies and provided input prior to releases
- Annually updated Tax Guide for Foster and Adoptive Parents
- Numerous articles in a variety of magazines, newspapers, online newspapers, etc.