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THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Fall Mini Conference! Oct. 28 in Winter Garden Link to hotel with FloridaFAPA group rate for out of towners *** there are no events planned at the hotel — conference events are at Mosaic Church info below ***
Please join us on Zoom as we welcome Rachel Woolley from ALSO Youth. Rachel is a former Manatee County language arts teacher with a love of reading and the written word! She has lived in Bradenton for 8 years and have two rescue dogs from local shelters. She joined ALSO Youth in late March of this year and is eager to use her skills and abilities to further the message of their organization. The mission of ALSO Youth is to empower LGBTQ+ youth and their allies and create inclusive communities. They offer two drop-in centers in Sarasota and Manatee Counties, which serve as a safe place for kiddos and young adults to foster relationships, personal and professional skills, and the evolution of identity.
Call 772-528-0365 for meeting information and confirmation
Regularly scheduled meeting and training of the SFFAPA
Thank you to everyone who attended the 28th Annual Florida FAPA Education Conference June 14-16, 2024 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando at SeaWorld! Check out our Event Photo Albums Opening General Session Registration, Vendors, Raffles & More Welcome Reception Saturday General Session & Key Note Workshops NexGen Closing General Session
Join us to pick up a backpack full of school supplies for children from VPK through High School! Enjoy lunch and some fun activities with fellow foster and adoptive families after children have selected their favorite backpack and water bottle for the upcoming school year. We are excited to welcome back the Education Team from The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art for fun art activities, The Early Learning Coalition of Manatee's Book Bus as well as some special costumed guests from Costumers with a Cause! We can accommodate up to 100 children per hour of the event, so please be sure to complete one registration for each child in your family (foster, adopted and bio children are all included). Children not yet in VPK are surely welcome to join you, but you do not need to register them for the event, since they do not yet need school supplies.
Please make plans to join TLC Association on Friday, July 26th at 6:00 pm for our monthly dinner, social time, and training meeting. Our topic this month is "The Five Levels of Foster Care” with Chelsea Hand, Director of Foster Licensing with HFC and Martina Baker, Medical Foster Care RN. We will also have presentations on Enhanced Levels II & III as well as information regarding Therapeutic Foster Care. As always, TLC will provide a free dinner for your family and free childcare for your children during our training. Please contact Lori Chapman Peacock at loriapeacocktlc@gmail.com to reserve your childcare with ages of the children and to let us know how many to prepare dinner for. We will be meeting at Trinity Baptist Church Benefit at 6633 Old Rd 37, Lakeland 33811. We will also have our new Care Closet open for you to browse and free food to give away from 5:30 to 6:30 before the meeting.
