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We bring the voice of lived experience to the foster care table. We are current and former caregivers working with others to develop programs that support families with children impacted by foster care.
Family Time Network supervisors spent 34,236 minutes and 19,529.9 miles driven transporting children
FPAWS Volunteers Staff spent 2692 hours in meetings last year.
Our support staff spent 7439 minutes last year supporting families. Tuesday and Wednesday are the most popular days to receive calls.
We provide 152 of possible education hours each year for families
Promote self-efficacy of caregivers, children and their families.
FPAWS believes all children are entitled to a safe and nurturing family experience, and families recruited to provide such experiences deserve to be retained, respected and supported by the community.
FPAWS is a non-profit corporation chartered in January 1976 providing support and services to foster families throughout the State of Washington. We are a registered 501(c) 3, EIN 23-7300163, and a state affiliate of the National Foster Parent Alliance.
Today FPAWS is a support and advocacy organization representing adoptive/foster/kinship and birth parent voices at the Regional, State and National levels.
Below is a quick update and some clarification regarding the CPR training requirements that were previously communicated. In-Person CPR Timeframe Requirements Foster parents who got licensed
Mockingbird’s Annual Youth Leadership Summit meeting is a major event in their yearly advocacy cycle, where former foster youth from each regional chapter present ideas
The team at Treehouse is conducting a survey to help inform the programs and services they provide to support youth and families. This survey will
announcement from DCYF: As part of an effort to support kinship caregivers in obtaining foster care licensure for kin children placed in their homes, the
Upcoming events for FPAWS Online Events IART August 16&17 dates changed TBD IART October 26&27 IART January 17&19 6:00-9:00 PM In Person Training Vancouver Regional
This was a wonderful event! We will be back next year, so plan to be there! “There’s No Place Like Home” Fundraising Gala to benefit
