Foster And Adoptive Parent Association

FAAPA News and Upcoming Events:

Our FAAPA FAMILY FUN EVENT will be Monday the 23rd at 6pm. We will be getting together at Cinemark 12 at Gateway Mall to see Happy Feet 2 at 6:05 pm. Tickets are 75 cents a person. We look forward to family fun and getting to know other foster families! Look for the event page on our facebook page!

 Princess for a Day Event

A Family For Every Child will be hosting the Princess For a Day event again this year. It will be held on Sunday March 4th at Valley River Inn. You can register by clicking on the link below. This event is free for foster children but also open to all girls for a $50 fee. This event is an opportunity for girls, ages 2-18 dress up in gowns, tiaras, and have a tea party with their friends.

Link to register for the Princess for a Day Event

Photos!

If you took family photos in front of the fireplace at our FAPPA Christmas party please visit her website to view and order your photos. Go to the FAAPA facebook page to get the secure password to view our photos. The link to our private FAAPA Facebook page can be found at the top of this website. Please note that the photographer needs up to 2 weeks to edit and add photos to her site. Keep checking back daily to find your family photos!  A big thank you to Tracy Lifestyle Photography! Here is her website link:

http://tracylifestylephotography.smugmug.com/Holidays/DHS-Christmas-Party/20544921_WMMX29#1627394458_pSGpf97

Santa pictures and candid shots from the party can be found at:

http://faapachristmas2011.shutterfly.com/?role=-1 

You can view the passwords for both these websites on our private facebook page. We have only posted the passwords on facebook to preserve privacy for our foster families since this website is viewable by the general public. Please ask to be added to our facebook page if you have not all ready done so! You can find a direct link to it at the top of this website.

If you attended our FAAPA Christmas Party please take this short survey to give us your feed back!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YWW8T9Z

The January Newsletter is now up! You can click here to read it.

January 2012 Newsletter

NEW-Monthly FAAPA FAMILY FUN EVENT:

Each month we will be having a family fun event in addition to our monthly meeting. Check here for the info on what we will be doing and when.

 January's Family Fun Event:

Family Movie Night on Monday the 23rd. We will be meeting at Cinemark Movies 12 at gateway mall. Tickets are 75 cents each if you have three or more people. Details will follow with which movie and time as we get closer to the event. It will be a family friendly movie in the early evening time frame.

Tax Information

Every year about this time questions are asked about foster parenting and taxes. The most common one is: Can a foster parent have a child's ss# for tax filing purposes?  Answer: Yes, please contact the child’s worker if you don’t find this on your placement sheet. 

As for a foster parent's other tax questions - We must say the following: 

We cannot advise or direct you. If you have tax decisions please consult a qualified tax preparer.  

The National Foster Parent Association does have information about federal taxes: http://www.nfpainc.org/Default.aspx?pageId=1106212 

For a hard copy of this information please contact your certifier.There is a new support group forming in Cottage Grove! Check out the Support Network tab for more info!



Foster Parent Survey

Please take a minute to fill out this short foster parent survey so we can better serve our members! Click the link below.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/89Y8P8G