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Our Mission is to be a respected national voice for Foster, Kinship and Adoptive Parents through networking, education and advocacy.

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The following resources are being made available in support of our December 14, 2021 Coffee with Caregivers on the topic of Strength Based Language. Click to view or print the document.

Article 1 Strength Based Words and Expressions We're a Family Not a Home FFT July-August 2020
Article 2 Coffee with Caregivers - Strengths-based Words & Expressions (Pasztor & Williams - 2017)
Article 3 What's in a Name FFT May-June 2021
Article 4 From Visitation to Family Time FFT January-February 2021
Article 5 No More Hard to Place Child_Safe, Nurturing Families Are Hard to Find FFT March-April 2021
Article 6 Why Language Matters FFT November-December 2020
Article 7 Reframe, From Home Study to Family Assessment FFT September-October 2020
Article 8 Words Matter FFT November-December 2018

A special 'thank you' to Fostering Families Today magazine for allowing us to provide these to our members!

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The National Foster Parent Association is a champion for the thousands of families that open their hearts and their homes to the over 400,000 children in out-of-home placement in the US. The NFPA believes in the importance of family-based care for foster children and that every child deserves support and a permanent family.