FAFS Webinars Launching in February

Free Foster Adoptive & Kinship Parent Webinars (FAFS eLive Webinar Workshops): NEW! In these highly interactive classes, you will share and learn from a wide diversity of resource parents from across the entire state of New Jersey. These for credit workshops will be webinars conducted online in real time by a live instructor. Download Webinar Flyer

Warren County VC Meeting Update

Please be advised that the Warren County Volunteer Committee meeting scheduled for February 27, 2012 has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Sussex County VC Meeting Update

Please be advised that the February Sussex County Volunteer Committee meeting is now scheduled for February 27th. For further information, please contact your VC Chair.

Hunterdon/Warren County VC Meeting Update

Please be advised that the Hunterdon/Warren County Volunteer Committee meeting scheduled for February 27, 2012 has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Join FAFS for Our Annual Meeting

Get the latest updates on FAFS' plans for 2012 and beyond! A training worth 2 hours in-service training toward resource parents' licensing requirements will also be provided: "The Path to Permanency and Post-Adoption Supports." This informative workshop, which is appropriate for foster, adoptive and kinship (KLG) parents will be given by Erica Hansen and Dana Fried.

To RSVP for FAFS' Annual Meeting, please call the Hotline at 1.800.222.0047. Space is limited, so call today! We look forward to seeing you there.

Meeting Date:

Saturday, March 3, 2012
Bridgewater Marriott
700 Commons Way
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
908.927.9300
www.marriott.com
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New Online Training Courses Available

FAFS is excited to announce new online training and home correspondence courses (HCC) to help resource parents meet their licensing requirements. The courses are:

• Trans-racial/Trans-cultural Care Part 2 (Online)
• Beyond the Blues: Adolescent Depression and Suicide (Online)
• Childhood Allergies (HCC)
• Hair Care for African-American and Biracial Children and Adolescents (HCC)
• Issues in Kinship Care (HCC)
• Kids and Money (HCC)
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder
• Psychotropic Medications and Children in Care (HCC)
• Understanding Trauma and Resilience (HCC)
• Welcome to Your New Home (HCC)
• Why Does My Child Say Up When I Say Down? (HCC)
• Youth Employment (HCC)

Visit FAFS' free NJ foster adoptive & kinship parent training page for more information, and be sure to check back often - new courses are always being added!

Applications for FAFS' Private Scholarships & Opportunity Grants for Foster & Adoptive Youth Are Now Open!

Apply for FAFS' Private Scholarships & Opportunity Grants for foster & adoptive youth in NJ. IMPORTANT NOTE: Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. Applications must be delivered to FAFS' office by 11:59 pm, March 16, 2012. If you have any questions, please contact the Scholarship Department by calling 1.800.222.0047 or emailing scholarships@fafsonline.org

Attention: NJ high school seniors in foster care or adopted from foster care!

Interested in attending college or vocational school?
Freaked out about filling out the FAFSA?
Questions about the NJFC Scholars application?
Come to “A Night with the NJFC Scholars Program” and get the help you need!

Please see FAFS' Calendar of Events for the current schedule

Camden County Having Easter Egg Hunt This Spring

The Camden County Volunteer Committee will host an Easter Egg Hunt on Friday, April 6, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. For details on this event, please call FAFS' Hotline at 1.800.222.0047.

FAFS 2012 Recognition Award Nominations Are Open!

Once again, FAFS and the Division of Youth and Family Services will hold our Annual Recognition Brunch during National Foster Care Month in May 2012. Nominations are now being accepted for Outstanding Foster Family, Outstanding New Foster Family, Outstanding Adoptive Family, Outstanding Kinship Family, Outstanding Youth of the Year, Volunteer Committee/Affiliate of the Year, Outstanding FAFS Member, FAFS Commitment Award, Outstanding DYFS Staff, and Outstanding Teamwork in Support of Child. To learn more about these awards, and to nominate someone deserving, please visit our Nominations page! (Deadline March 9, 2012.)