WHAT’S INSIDE:
- Feature Article – 10 Spring Outdoor Activities for the Whole Family
- Foster Parent Quick Tip – Make Time for Them.
- Foster Parent Highlight – Meet some of our amazing foster parents!
- Training Corner: Learn about helping your foster child set and achieve goals and check out the many offerings this quarter.
- TFI Scoop – Hear from our Recruitment Team.
- Anniversaries – Recognizing foster families meeting milestones!
Featured Article
10 Spring Outdoor Activities for the Whole Family
Spring is approaching and so is the time for fun outdoor activities! It is important to spend time outside as a family during these warmer months. Luckily, we have some of our favorite activities for the whole family to enjoy!
Springtime Activities:
1. Plan a Picnic
2. Create Sidewalk Chalk Art
3. Hike/Walk
4. Fly a Kite
5. Plant Flowers
To check out the other five activities, READ MORE HERE
Kansas
Crissy and Baltazar Guzman have been licensed foster parents for multiple years. They recently decided to accept an additional long-term placement in addition to the three long-term placements in their home.
Texas
Amanda Anders is an online teacher and opened her home in Lubbock, Texas back in December 2021. Amanda received her first placement back in February 2022 and has fostered six foster children since she opened her home.
Nebraska
Nakollia Pacifico Lolik and her twin daughters, Magdaline and Catherine, can’t wait to foster. Both girls are looking forward to fostering and sharing their love of sports with a child.
Training Corner:
Building Bonds: The Significance of Keeping Siblings Together in Foster Care
When children enter foster care, adjusting to a new environment can be challenging. However, if they have their siblings with them, it becomes easier to adapt to the situation and surroundings. Foster children have endured significant stress and hardships, making the bond they share with their siblings a vital source of security, safety and support.
More Trainings Available
Including:
- Aggressive Behavior: Understanding and Managing
- Attachment, Separation, Grief, and Loss
- Creating Discipline and Appropriate Behaviors
- Crisis Intervention and Verbal De-Escalation
- Identifying Learning Strengths in Children
Find classes HERE
Recruitment Corner
March is another great month for recruiting new foster parents! Here are some highlights:
Kansas
In Kansas, our recruiters are holding Coffee Conversations, meeting with local churches, stocking teacher’s lounges for St. Patrick’s Day and planning Easter Egg Hunts
Oklahoma
In Oklahoma, our new recruiter is collaborating with Tribes, other agencies and DHS in sharing the need for more foster homes. He has scheduled Chamber Networking, Parent Conferences, Pastor’s Conferences and Kids Fest to talk with others about opening their homes or supplying various needs for our foster families. We hold radio interviews at Stillwater Radio in Oklahoma and we would love to have some of our Oklahoma foster families do an interview. Please contact your foster care worker if you are interested!
Texas
In Texas, we are busy blitzing counties with high intakes to respond to the need for more foster homes. Our Texas recruiter will be at Clay County Foster Forum and Wichita Falls Farmer’s Market later this month to talk with anyone interested. Grab a friend and join our recruiters as we seek to strengthen children and families in our local communities.
Our current foster parents are our most effective recruiters! Let us know how we can support you and set up meetings with your contacts. We are in this for our foster parents and for families and children.
Below are our foster parents celebrating a milestone anniversary as a TFI Foster Parent! We love having you as part of Team TFI!10 years+Jeanne Chambers Brian and Denise Rokey Latrice Simms
1 yearWillie Nolan & Rhonda Ellis |
