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| National Foster Parent Association Conference |
05/23/2007 - 05/27/2007 |
| FosterClub will be instrumental in facilitating the first-ever, youth-track, for the Annual NFPA conference, in Washington DC.
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| National Foster Care Coalition |
12/07/2006 - 12/08/2006 |
| 2005 AllStar and FosterClub Program Director Daniel Knapp serves on the Board of NFCC, a group of leading child welfare agencies from across the country.
For more information contact:
Maria Garin Jones at
202-756-4842 or email
mariagj@adelphia.net
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| Building on Success: Providing Today's Youth With Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow |
01/09/2006 - 01/12/2006 |
| The Coordination Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, supported by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is hosting their national conference, Building on Success: Providing Today's Youth With Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow, in Washington, DC on January 9-13, 2006. The agenda will revolve around four main themes identified in the Final Report of the White House Task Force for Disadvantaged Youth. These themes include; trends in victimization, delinquency, and the Juvenile Justice System, strengthening our families to develop our youth, holding programs and ourselves accountable, and what works.
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| CWLA's Children 2005: Crossing the Cultural Divide |
03/09/2005 - 03/11/2005 |
| 2005 National CWLA Conference in Washington DC. over two thousand individuals committed to the well-being of children will gather in Washington, D.C., to share stories and build strategies that promote equal opportunity for all our children and youth.
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| Connect. Support. Empower. Symposium 2005 |
02/06/2005 - 02/09/2005 |
| Presented by the National Resource Center for Youth Services. Join hundreds of youht-serving professionals, advocates, and young people as we reflect and celebrate 30 years of services and programming for youth.
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| 23rd Annual National CASA Association Conference |
06/05/2004 |
| June 5-8, 2004. Omni Shore Hotel in Washington DC. The National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association supports local volunteer efforts that advocate for abused and neglected children in court proceedings.
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| National Pathways to Adulthood |
04/13/2004 |
| Washington, D.C., APRIL 13-15, 2004. The 2004 Pathways to Adulthood National Independent Living/Transitional Living Conference presented by the National Resource Center for Youth Services. This annual conference focuses on services and techniques for youth in out-of-home care. For reservations, call (918)660-3700.
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| CWLA National Conference |
02/23/2004 |
| Children 2004: Vision, Action, Results. February 23-25 at the Wardman Park Hotel in Washington DC.
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Scholarships |
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National
Scholarship Fund
Awards ranging from $1,500 to $10,000 are
granted to orphans, foster youth and former
foster youth under the age of 25, for academic
or vocational training beyond high school.
Applicants Must:
- Have
been in public or private foster care
for at least one year (12 months) at
the time of their 18th birthday;
- Not
have been adopted following foster care;
- Be
under the age of 25;
- Be
accepted into an accredited post-secondary
school or program.
www.orphan.org
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Child
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400 6th Street
Washington DC 20024
Phone: (202)727-5300 |
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Metropolitan Foster & Adoption Parents Association
3911 Illinois Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20011
PO Box 76746
Washington DC 20013-6746
Contact:
Barbara Collins
Phone: (202)291-6338
Fax: (202)291-1086
e-mail: b.j.collins@verizon.net |
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