MRPA Blog: News & Events
CHILD WELFARE ACADEMY Effective Mental Health Treatment Through a Trauma-Informed Lens
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Forward 50th Education Conference
Registration Is Now Open for the Forward 50th Education Conference. << BE SURE TO REGISTER BY THIS SATURDAY 6/26 FOR THE BEST PRICING FOR THE CONFERENCE!! >> $99 Registration Through June 26, 2021 and then $119 for On-Demand Learning Through September 30,...
Honoring the 2021 Foster Parents of the Year
2021 Foster Parents of the Year We are honored and pleased to feature Maryland's Foster Parents of the Year! We'll be publishing the nominations for the parents from each county here on our website, and on Facebook. Stay tuned to learn more about these phenomenal...
Submit Your Social Worker Appreciation Video!
March is Social Worker Appreciation Month! Help us to celebrate the social workers who have impacted your life. The MRPA has created a page where you can leave a short (90 second or less) testimonial about a special social worker. Feel free to leave as many as you'd...
First Tuesday 2/2/21: What Is the MRPA? Session Video & Handouts Have Been Posted
The video and handouts from our First Tuesday session last night have been posted! This was a great session that included a brief overview of our recent Resource Parent Survey, discussions on building Advocacy with our guests, Katie Fitzsimmons from Anne Arundel Co...
Continuous Resolution P-EBT Update/Resolución de continuar la P-EBT
Continuous Resolution P-EBT Update This is to inform you that a recent federal budget resolution will provide additional Pandemic EBT or P-EBT benefits. The Maryland Department of Human Services and the State Department of Education are working collaboratively to...
OUR FOSTER DAD SAVED US
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Council considering $7.7M to help child care providers operate in public schools
We'd like to share this recent Bethesda Magazine article regarding child care accommodations in public schools. Council considering $7.7M to help child care providers operate in public schools Another $864K would go to mental health for schools Child care providers...
2020 ATTACh Virtual Conference: Interconnections (Get Your 50% Coupon Just for MRPA!)
Are you thinking of attending the 2020 ATTACh Conference? If so, read on! (And if you hadn't considered it yet, definitely keep reading!). Be sure to submit a request on our Home page to receive your 50% off coupon for the registration fee. The first 20 respondents...
New Training Opportunity from NFPA Training Institute: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder from a Trauma Lens
TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT Available Online Parenting a child with a disorder on the fetal alcohol spectrum can present many challenges for foster and adoptive families. It is vital for these families and the professionals who support them to understand the reasons behind...