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.