What's
New at IFAPA:
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ATTENTION
FOSTER PARENTS - Changes
to Training for Foster Parents
Important changes are happening at
the Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parents Association
(IFAPA) in the training arena for foster parents.
In the past, DHS has provided the majority of
IFAPA’s funding. DHS is now changing how they will
fund the work that IFAPA has done in the areas of
support and training. DHS is now allowing other
organizations to apply for the funding contract that
has been previously given to IFAPA.
Organizations (including IFAPA) will bid on the
contract, and DHS will choose the organization they
believe will best meet the contract requirements.
In the event that IFAPA does not receive the
contract, there could be a gap in time before
trainings are resumed by the new contractor.
How training will be offered beyond September 2008
has not been decided yet, so please plan
accordingly.
If your foster home license is due
before the end of 2008, it is CRITICAL that
you get your training hours completed before the end
of September to avoid any problems with
re-licensure. There might
be limited foster parent training opportunities
during the months of October through December.
Click here for different options available to complete
your foster parent training hours prior to September
30, 2008. IFAPA is currently making
arrangements for six-hours trainings to be held in
August and September. Please watch the
training section of
our website for more details to come.
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May is
National Foster Care Month
IFAPA would like to thank all Iowa’s foster families for
caring for Iowa’s children in care and helping them to
safely reunite with their parents, be cared for by
relatives, or be adopted by loving families. Thank you for
making a difference!!
In honor
of foster care month, Governor Culver is sending a thank you
letter to all of Iowa’s foster families.
Read Governor Culver’s letter to
foster families.
IFAPA will hold our annual
appreciation day for foster and adoptive families on
September 6th at Adventureland Park in Altoona.
SAVE THE DATE! Watch your mail for more
details.
Iowa
KidsNet will hold appreciation events throughout Iowa this
May, including a special celebration on the steps of the
Iowa Capitol building on Thursday, May 29 at 4:00 p.m. Keep
checking out their
events page for upcoming
details. Iowa KidsNet is creating an online family photo
album in celebration of National Foster Care Month. To
participate, visit their online
family photo album. You
will also have a chance to win a $50 Casey’s gas card! For
more details visit:
www.iowakidsnet.com.
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Legislative Update - May 2008
Read the latest legislative updates on
foster care maintenance payments, adoption subsidy,
Medicaid, additional DHS Workers, etc.
Click here to read the May 2008
Legislative Update.
Mark your calendars for the 2009 IFAPA
Legislative Breakfast - Tuesday, February 17, 2009.
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Walk Me Home...to the place
I belong
A walk fundraiser to benefit the Iowa Foster and
Adoptive Parents Association and the National Foster Parent
Association.
Thanks to the Following Sponsors for
Supporting Foster & Adoptive Families!!
SILVER SPONSORS ($500)
Cellular Advantage
Community First Bank
Community State Bank
Gold Rush Advertising
John Deere Des Moines Operations
Per Mar Security Systems
Vermeer Manufacturing
BRONZE SPONSORS ($250)
Cafe Diem
Heartland Technologies
Holmes Murphy & Associates
LMC Insurance
Mahaska Drug
Shill Electric
Beverly & Glenn Smith
A special thank you to foster and
adoptive families
for your fundraising efforts!!
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Need Lower Cost Health Insurance
for You
or Your Family?
Iowa’s Foster and Adoptive
Families informed us they want
more health insurance choices
for their families – IFAPA has
found a company who can give you
just that…more choices. Group
Benefits, Ltd. will help you
find a well-known insurance
company that can protect you and
your family against high medical
bills at a reasonable price.
There are times when group
insurance is not an option for
employees and their families.
Employees then seek out other
alternatives to provide
insurance options for themselves
and their family. Group Benefits
Ltd.’s (GBL) website is designed
for those who want access to
individual insurance products
that meet their individual or
their families’ specific needs.
Visit the
GBL website
GBL representatives are trained,
licensed and appointed on every
products they sell. They will
shop various insurance companies
to find the lowest priced
benefits that best fit your
need. Visit their
Ask for
Advice section to
obtain advice or have
information sent to you.
Group Benefits Ltd.
1-877-899-5325
Just say
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