Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parent Association

800-277-8145
email: ifapa@ifapa.org

Are You Raising Your Relative's Child?

Are you raising your grandchildren? Providing temporary or permanent care for a niece or nephew? Parenting your friend's child? IFAPA can help! To learn more about our Kinship Connections Program, click here. To learn more: Call IFAPA's Kinship Peer Mentor, Angela Stark, at 515-261-7255. Click Here for Links to Other Kinship Resources.

About IFAPA:

IFAPA is a membership organization serving foster and adoptive parents in Iowa. Membership with the association is FREE for Iowa's licensed foster parents, adoptive parents and kinship caregivers. Social workers, agencies, and other interested parties may join the association as a supporting member for $25 per year. Membership benefits include:

Free Training Classes Beneficial to Foster/Adoptive/Kinship Parents
Foster Care and Adoption Related Publications
FREE or Low-Cost Events
Monthly & Bi-Monthly Newsletters
Legislative Bulletin
Peer Support from Foster/Adoptive Parent Liaisons

IFAPA EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parents Association is notifying all DHS foster families that we are in the process of redesigning the IFAPA Peer Liaison Program. IFAPA is making this change due to fiscal restraints and to ensure that IFAPA is meeting the needs of families in partnership with DHS and Iowa KidsNet. IFAPA will be hiring several part-time staff positions throughout the state. Applications are currently being accepted for the redesigned Peer Liaison positions. Click here to learn more

PLEASE NOTE - The application deadline is Friday, July 3rd. Application, cover letter and references must be postmarked by July 3rd. THE IFAPA office will be closed for the holiday on Friday, July 3rd.

Important News:

PLEASE NOTE - THE IFAPA office will be closed for the holiday on Friday, July 3rd.

New Three-Hour Trainings

IFAPA is listening and appreciates your comments on your future training needs. This fall, IFAPA will begin offering three-hour trainings, in addition to our six-hour classes for parents. There will be 26 trainings offered Sept. & Oct. Check out IFAPA's training schedule.

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New Logo & New Look

Check out IFAPA's new logo and new look in our July issue of our News and Views newsletter. Thanks to a generous anonymous donor, our logo has gotten a makeover. We will begin using this logo on all of our new materials and and adding it to our website soon. Click here to view the July News & Views.

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IFAPA Appreciation Day for Families

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Adventureland Park - Altoona, IA

IFAPA's annual appreciation event for foster, adoptive and kinship families will be held at Adventureland Park in Altoona on Saturday, September 12. All foster, adoptive and kinship families can buy Adventureland tickets (in advance) at special discounted prices and enjoy a day of fun. Click here for more details.

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