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Welcome to the Parent Resource Pages!

These pages are dedicated to the foster, adoptive and relative caregivers that open their heart and their home to over 2800 children in out-of-home placement in Idaho each year. These pages have been created in an effort to better communicate with you, our resource parents, and keep you up-to-date with information that you need to know. 

10th Annual Resource Family & Social Worker Conference

This year's conference celebrates 10 years of coming together with a whimsical flair, "Oh, the Places We'll Go!", as a team to further support foster children & their families.  This free conference is for all Resource Parents (foster, adoptive, kinship, etc.), social workers, & community partners.  Resource parent travel & childcare scholarships are available.

Conference Dates for Spring 2012 

Pocatello, Idaho - Clarion Inn
Friday, April 13: 11:00 AM-5:00 PM
Saturday, April 14: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - Coeur d'Alene Resort
Friday, April 27: 11:00 AM-5:00 PM
Saturday, April 28: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM

Boise/Meridian, Idaho - Courtyard Marriott
Friday, May 4: 11:00 AM-5:00 PM
Saturday, May 5: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM

For More Information and to Register

Visit the Idaho Child Welfare Partnership website at http://www.icwpartnership.org.

Questions?

Contact Muriel DeSelms at mdeselms@ewu.edu, or call (208) 676-1186 ext 225.

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1st Annual Idaho Post-Adoption Center Conference
KinzelK posted on April 24, 2012 09:51
Save the Date for the 1st Annual Idaho Post-Adoption Center Conference to be held in Boise on September 28, 2012 for adoptive parents and profess...

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Back to Sleep for Babies in Foster Care
ErwinA posted on March 29, 2012 12:04
EVERY TIME, WITH EVERY CAREGIVER About 1 in 5 sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) deaths occur while an infant is in the care of someone other than ...

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Loyalty Issues in Foster Care
ErwinA posted on March 29, 2012 11:13
Helping children in need is the primary motivator for fostering. When a foster child enters your home, it is usually an intense experience, both wonde...

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A New Permanency Option for Older Youth beginning September 2011
EllsworJ posted on September 06, 2011 10:56

As you may know, since the mid-1990’s Idaho has had guardianship assistance available for both relatives and non-relatives.  However, under state law, a termination of parental rights is required and the program is funded entirely with state general funds.

The Fostering Connections Act of 2008 gave states the option of using federal funds for a Relative Guardianship Assistance Program (RGAP).  After a lengthy process, our state plan has been approved. 

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