FAPCC Membership Information

WELCOME TO FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE PARENTS OF COLLIN COUNTY, INC SUPPORT SITE

This Support Group was started to help Foster and Adoptive Parents remain Foster Parents. When you foster or adopt it helps enormously to have a support system. Many times friends and family just don't understand what you are going through or why you put yourself through this. As a new Adoptive Parent or about to be Foster Parent, you are welcome to come and attend our meetings while you are still in PRIDE Classes or awaiting your license, private or with CPS. We would love to meet you and welcome you into our family of foster and adoption families. We welcome families from any county or agency! Start meeting other families and build a support system now. It is a proven fact that families that have a support system in place greatly benefit and foster longer.

Foster/Adoptive Parent Meetings are on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, at the Collin County Children's Advocacy Center (address below) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m We offer two(2) hours Training credit at each meeting. Childcare is free, however reservations must be made by the Friday before the meeting. Please refer to the link to make your reservation. To become a member of our Foster Parent Association, please refer to LINKS for an application, member benefits, and dues.

2009 Meeting Schedule

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m

The speaker this month will be Marnie Sadri MSSW- CPS Child Placement Supervisor .
There have been many, many questions over the past months asking why your home has been on the Vacany List for many months without a placement or even a call for a placement - the CPU has specific procedures in place they follow when called by an Investigator with a request to find a foster home for a child being removed and brought into care. This is your opportunity to direct your questions to the Supervisor of the placement workers about this process.

We will now be meeting in the new section of the building. Please check in at the front as usual and one of the Board Members will be available to escort you back.
We will be serving dinner at our meeting so please R.S.V.P your dinner reservations to FAPCC2@yahoo.com by Thursday June 4th, 2009

Address of meetings
Collin County Children's Advocacy Center, Inc
2205 Los Rios Blvd.
Plano, Texas 75074

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Articles & News This is where you will find any articles or news item pertinent to being a foster or adoptive parent.

Resources available to Foster/Adoptive Parents from TDPRS, the Foster / Adoptive Parent Association or local Agencies

TDPRS Policies is a group of current or recently changed Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services Policies

Links to other sites that may be useful

Child Care for Meetings - Please make your childcare reservations for foster parent meeting night to FAPCC2@yahoo.com. Reservations must be made no later than the Wednesday preceeding the meeting. If you make a reservation and cannot make the meeting, PLEASE cancel the reservation. Child care is provided free by volinteers - please be considerate and follow the reservation requirements. This is to ensure an adequate number of staff members are available. When making the reservation, please provide the 1) child's name, 2) age, and 3) your name.