Welcome.
Children in foster care are one of the most vulnerable populations. Presently, there are 15,900 children in the NYC foster care system, and only 12,000 foster parents. These children suffer daily from a lack of services provided by foster care agencies. As a result, these children may face homelessness, unemployment, little to no education, and contribute to higher crime rates.
Children in foster care are one of the most vulnerable populations. Presently, there are 15,900 children in the NYC foster care system, and only 12,000 foster parents. These children suffer daily from a lack of services provided by foster care agencies. As a result, these children may face homelessness, unemployment, little to no education, and contribute to higher crime rates.
FPA On-Air Interview with Pat O'Brian
You Gotta Believe - Adopting Teens and Tweens Show. Oct. 4th, 2009. Listen below.
You Gotta Believe - Adopting Teens and Tweens Show. Oct. 4th, 2009. Listen below.
The ecomony has changed, however the needs of foster children have not changed at all. Agencies need to provide loving supportive homes for each child that awaits foster care. Youths that 'age out' of foster care make up the majority of our homeless population. 40% of foster youths do not graduate from high school. These kids deserve better; they need guidance, support, and advocates to fight for their rights – especially when agencies chooses not to do so.
We want to stop the inadequate services foster care agencies are failing to provide to foster parents and children. We need people of the community to get involved and stop this abuse. These children need your help; be that voice in the community; reach out and support our cause. You can get involved by becoming a Foster Parent Advocate, or by making a donation. We need to provide every child in foster care with an advocate in order to keep them safe. Get involved - no foster child should be without a strong relationship to a caring adult they can depend on in times of need. Foster youths need your support now by providing advocates to fight for their rights. Foster Parents: we need you to come on board, speak out, don't be afraid!
With the help of more American's, the lives of these young people can change for the better. Nearly every community is suffering from a shortage of foster families. More and more children need you. Children in foster care feel more secure and are likely to do better in school when they are able to stay in their own communities. The simple truth is, the larger the pool of qualified foster parents, the easier it will be to ensure these children remain in their own neighborhoods and schools, and stay together with their siblings. Change the future for a young person in foster care. Find out how to get involved.
Our organization aims to provide a place for foster parents and children to receive adequate services. We provide advocates to foster parents, in turn helping the children in their care. We also work to provide youths who have 'aged out' of the child welfare system, with the services they are entitled to receive. We want to work to build relationships between agencies and foster parents, to ensure that parents and children in the foster care system receive the services they need. Foster Parent Advocacy Foundation Inc is a 501C3 non-profit organization, founded in 2008. FPA provides community resources, educational programs, and support and training services for foster parents and children in the child welfare system.
We want to stop the inadequate services foster care agencies are failing to provide to foster parents and children. We need people of the community to get involved and stop this abuse. These children need your help; be that voice in the community; reach out and support our cause. You can get involved by becoming a Foster Parent Advocate, or by making a donation. We need to provide every child in foster care with an advocate in order to keep them safe. Get involved - no foster child should be without a strong relationship to a caring adult they can depend on in times of need. Foster youths need your support now by providing advocates to fight for their rights. Foster Parents: we need you to come on board, speak out, don't be afraid!
With the help of more American's, the lives of these young people can change for the better. Nearly every community is suffering from a shortage of foster families. More and more children need you. Children in foster care feel more secure and are likely to do better in school when they are able to stay in their own communities. The simple truth is, the larger the pool of qualified foster parents, the easier it will be to ensure these children remain in their own neighborhoods and schools, and stay together with their siblings. Change the future for a young person in foster care. Find out how to get involved.
Our organization aims to provide a place for foster parents and children to receive adequate services. We provide advocates to foster parents, in turn helping the children in their care. We also work to provide youths who have 'aged out' of the child welfare system, with the services they are entitled to receive. We want to work to build relationships between agencies and foster parents, to ensure that parents and children in the foster care system receive the services they need. Foster Parent Advocacy Foundation Inc is a 501C3 non-profit organization, founded in 2008. FPA provides community resources, educational programs, and support and training services for foster parents and children in the child welfare system.
Foster Parent Advocacy Foundation INC thanks the Bronx, Manhattan and Harlem communities. We would not have made it this far without their generous support. We thank everyone for supporting our mission and helping to make our dream a reality. We hope to continue this journey and continue to prosper and grow with the help and support of the community.
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FPA Welcomes New Interns!
At the end of the 2009 school year, FPA welcomed 48 high school students from the I-School in Manhattan. The students will work as interns, earning school credit, to assist the foundation with community awareness projects and outreach to schools in Harlem and The Bronx. They will also be working to develop a TV show about foster care issues, working to enhance community awareness about foster care, and recruiting new volunteers and foster parents within the community.
At the end of the 2009 school year, FPA welcomed 48 high school students from the I-School in Manhattan. The students will work as interns, earning school credit, to assist the foundation with community awareness projects and outreach to schools in Harlem and The Bronx. They will also be working to develop a TV show about foster care issues, working to enhance community awareness about foster care, and recruiting new volunteers and foster parents within the community.
FPA on the Air – Jan 21, 2010
Watch online, 12-8 pm.
Click Here and click 'Launch'
(under the words 'BCAT2')
If you live in Brooklyn, ou can watch on Cablevision - Ch 68, Time Warner - Ch. 35, Verizon - Ch. 43, and RCN - Ch. 83.
Watch online, 12-8 pm.
Click Here and click 'Launch'
(under the words 'BCAT2')
If you live in Brooklyn, ou can watch on Cablevision - Ch 68, Time Warner - Ch. 35, Verizon - Ch. 43, and RCN - Ch. 83.
Circle of Sisters Event
FPA staff and volunteers worked an info booth at the 2009 Circle of Sisters event in Manhattan. The event was a huge success! Lots of new volunteers, potential foster parents, and supporters of the cause signed up at the FPA booth!
FPA staff and volunteers worked an info booth at the 2009 Circle of Sisters event in Manhattan. The event was a huge success! Lots of new volunteers, potential foster parents, and supporters of the cause signed up at the FPA booth!
Festival by the Sea Fundraising Event in Coney Island
Could there be a more beautiful venue to for getting the word out there about our cause and raising funds to support our efforts?
Could there be a more beautiful venue to for getting the word out there about our cause and raising funds to support our efforts?
MAR Recruiting
We will be focusing on the recruitment of Foster Youths for the FPA Youth Committee as well as parents for our Foster Parent Committee.
3/20 - 3/21 17th Annual Original GLBT Expo
We welcome and support the gay community in helping children in the foster care system. Become a foster parent today. Event location: Jacob J. Javitis Convention Center, 38th & 11th Aves, New York, NY
FEB Foster Parent Trainings
Information meetings will be held at Community Board 12, 711 West 168th Street, New York, NY. Dates TBA.
JAN Community Awareness Projects and Outreach
I-School students will begin working with FPA to enhance community awareness about foster care.
We will be focusing on the recruitment of Foster Youths for the FPA Youth Committee as well as parents for our Foster Parent Committee.
3/20 - 3/21 17th Annual Original GLBT Expo
We welcome and support the gay community in helping children in the foster care system. Become a foster parent today. Event location: Jacob J. Javitis Convention Center, 38th & 11th Aves, New York, NY
FEB Foster Parent Trainings
Information meetings will be held at Community Board 12, 711 West 168th Street, New York, NY. Dates TBA.
JAN Community Awareness Projects and Outreach
I-School students will begin working with FPA to enhance community awareness about foster care.
Our Mission
It is our mission to help improve the quality of life for foster parents and children in foster care. We will be responsible for addressing the social service needs of the children in care, as well as the foster parents. At the same time we look for constructive ways to improve relationships between foster care agencies and foster parents and children, so that they may provide quality service. We are consistently open to finding new ways to achieve the mission and constantly seek ways to do our work and meet the needs of those we serve.
We use our diversity to gain new perspectives, collaborate with, and help strengthen foster care agencies through training and organizational development. Our standard is excellence and we will always work to exceed expectations. We strive toward continuous improvement in all we do!
We thank you in advance for your time, attention and support. We look forward to hearing from you, working with you as a team and building a relationship with you, your staff and your foster parents. We hope that our mission coincides with yours and that we can partner together to provide the best quality services for foster parents and children in foster care. None of us can change our yesterdays, but all of us can change our tomorrows.
It is our mission to help improve the quality of life for foster parents and children in foster care. We will be responsible for addressing the social service needs of the children in care, as well as the foster parents. At the same time we look for constructive ways to improve relationships between foster care agencies and foster parents and children, so that they may provide quality service. We are consistently open to finding new ways to achieve the mission and constantly seek ways to do our work and meet the needs of those we serve.
We use our diversity to gain new perspectives, collaborate with, and help strengthen foster care agencies through training and organizational development. Our standard is excellence and we will always work to exceed expectations. We strive toward continuous improvement in all we do!
We thank you in advance for your time, attention and support. We look forward to hearing from you, working with you as a team and building a relationship with you, your staff and your foster parents. We hope that our mission coincides with yours and that we can partner together to provide the best quality services for foster parents and children in foster care. None of us can change our yesterdays, but all of us can change our tomorrows.
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Small Talk Big Issues Program
Discussions with the community and social service agencies about foster care issue's that affect foster parents and youths in the foster care system.
Discussions with the community and social service agencies about foster care issue's that affect foster parents and youths in the foster care system.