National Foster Parent Association Newsletter - February, 2024

NFPA's mission is to be a respected national voice for Foster, Adoptive and Kinship Parents through Networking, Education and Advocacy.

Arnie Eby
Executive Director, NFPA

arnie@nfpaonline.org

A Message From Our Executive Director

As I reflect back on 2023 I am proud of all NFPA has accomplished, of all of the connections built, and the many individuals our efforts have touched in one way or another.

Networking - CoSA – Building a network of state leaders with a space to share wins, challenges, and best practices.

Education - NFPAti – Providing thousands of parents a free and easy way to earn online training certificate hours on topics of great relevance to our members.

Advocacy - Policy and Legislation – We have made great in-roads in connecting with legislators at the state and national levels to address the needs of NFPA members. HR 3058 passed the House Ways and Means Committee 42-0! Find out more.

We are looking forward to an amazing year ahead and have a lot of great things in the works!  Please join us in celebrating Black History Month.

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Free Webinar on Adoption Tax Credit

On February 13th, Families Rising's Josh Kroll will be presenting a free webinar on the adoption tax credit! Bring your questions, and Josh will outline the steps to file for the 2023 tax year to take full advantage of the tax credit.

WHEN: Tuesday, February 13, 2:00-3:00 PM CT

Click here to Register or Learn more.

Meet Karen Poteet, President of the NFPA Board of Directors

Karen hails from Oklahoma and has a background in post adoption management, kinship navigation, and health and human services.

View Karen’s Coffee with Caregivers interview about her experience as the adoptive mother of two children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

Networking/NFPA CoSA News

Check out our NEW, updated Council of State Affiliates (CoSA) website! Is your state listed?

To become one of our Affiliates, please visit:
https://nfpacosa.org/#becomeanaffiliate.

Training Spotlight

I thoroughly enjoyed this training program. I loved the scenarios and examples that were given to help us relate. I will be asking our Director to make this training available to all of our foster parents and workers.
(1 hour – certificate upon completion). Check it out!

NFPA / CoSA Fall Meeting

This very successful meeting provided an opportunity for 20 of NFPA’s Council of State Affiliates (CoSA) members to meet with 12 Congressional leaders and staffers and participate in a high-level impact briefing with staffers from the House Ways and Means Committee to discuss the complexities of foster parenting and needed support.

The result: HR 3058 passed the House Ways and Means Committee 42-0! Find out more.

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