A monthly publication for our foster & adoptive parents
RESOURCE PARENT NEWSLETTER
March is Brain Awareness Month
This month, Children’s Home of York will celebrate Brain
Awareness Month.
* Did you know that the brain weighs 3 pounds?
* Did you know the brain has over 100 billion nerve cells?
* Did you know the fastest brain message can travel at about 360 miles per hour?
Now that’s FAST…
The brain is a small part of your body but it can do more jobs than the most powerful
computer ever made. Your brain helps you to see and hear, to smell and taste, and to
remember how to count and to recognize the streets on your way home. Your brain is
responsible for keeping you breathing and your heart beating. Your brain even decides if
you will be happy, sad, nice, bad or well behaved. Your brain is working hard all of the
time. Your brain is AMAZING!
To celebrate Brain Awareness Month, we are offering a
Family Fun Event.
A Chilling Brain Saving Event
Date: 3/26/15
Time: 6pm-8pm
Location: CHOY Training Room
Dinner will be provided to all families and
children.
We will have a Fun Family Brain Making Activity along with Fun Brain Games
Foster Parents can earn 2 hours of training for attending this event!
Please see attached flyer for specifics on this event
This program is funded in part by York/Adams Drug & Alcohol Commission and Children’s Home of York
Emergency #’s
CHOY FOSTER CARE CELL
717-332-9463
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PERM PARTNERS CELL
610-350-9568
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
Transportation
The transportation of children within
your home to: routine doctor, dental
and therapy appointments are the
responsibility of the Resource
Parent(s). Caseworkers should assist in
emergencies.
Emergencies
The following are considered an
emergency: runaway, rape/sexual
assault, allegations of abuse, police
involvement, accident or injury
requiring hospital visit/stay, suicidal
threat, illness that requires ER visit,
physical altercation in home or school.
The agency must be contacted
immediately in the event of an
emergency.
Matching and Adoption
* CHOR
Youth and Family Services, Inc. is holding their
6th annual Carnival of Love Matching Event on Friday,
April 17, 2015 from 4:00-7:00pm (flyer is attached for
additional information). As in previous years, CHOR will
be providing carnival-type games and prizes. If any
affiliate would like to have a game at their table, feel free
to do so, but this is not necessary. We will provide
tickets for any affiliate who brings a game to give away
to participants, which will be used to pick out prizes from
the prize table. Please encourage your families to attend
and to bring their own children as there will be plenty of
games, food and prizes for all. I have attached the
registration forms for affiliates as well as for
families. Please encourage your families to
pre-register. Should you have any questions, please feel
free to contact me at the number below. Hope to see
many of you there! See attached flyer
Runaways
In the event that a child runs away
from the home or school, CHOY/PP
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must be contacted within an hour.
Children that are missing for 5+ days
will be discharged from the home.
Resource Parents will be reimbursed
with the per diem rate until the 5th day.
Are you in need of support after you’ve adopted?
Post Permanency Services
Training Hours
There is a 12 hour requirement for all
Resource Parents to complete. Six of
those hours must be completed within
the agency. Failure to complete the
required amount of training hours will
result in a revocation of the families
license to provide services. Additional
hours may be completed via:
conferences, books, seminars,
workshops or etc. that relate to Child
Welfare.
POST
PERMANENCY SERVICES
are offered here for
FREE!!!
We’re able to help you by assessing your needs,
providing Case Advocacy, Support Groups, and
Respites. We also assist families who’ve adopted
through private, domestic, international or SWAN.
In order to receive services, call 1-800 585-SWAN
(7926) and tell them to refer you to Children’s Home of
York #66 or Children’s Home of York/Permanency
Partners #49. If you have additional questions, call us at
717 733-1033 for York or
610-431-9933 for West Chester.
Adoption Matching Events
CHOY and Permanency Partners Adoption Staff do an awesome job displaying our
“Waiting Families”. Each matching event is attended by our adoption staff in an effort to
broadcast the WONDERFUL families that we have! It’s our commitment to find the best
match for YOU!!
It’s never too late to begin the process…..Call us TODAY!
(717) 755-1033 (York) or (610) 431-9933 (West Chester)
Upcoming
March
Events at
CHOY
77 Shoe House Road
York PA 17406
Ph: 717-755-1033
April
May
5
2
7
Coffee &
Conversation
Support Group
10 AM—12 PM or
6 PM to 8 PM
Coffee &
Conversation
Support Group
10 AM—12 PM or
6 PM to 8 PM
Coffee &
Conversation
Support Group
10 AM—12 PM or
6 PM to 8 PM
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Social Media Safety
10 AM—12 PM
Household Safety
10 AM—12 PM or
6 PM to 8 PM
Drug and Alcohol
10 AM—12 PM or
6 PM to 8 PM
The trainings on this calendar will be
held at the Children’s Home of York
Children’s Home and Perm
Partners Resource parents are
welcome to join any of the
trainings offered at either
location. Simply confirm with the
Resource Parent Coordinator at
the training location that is
convenient for you. She will note
your RSVP and provide any
updates on the meeting time and
location.
or
Brain Awareness
Event
6 PM to 8 PM
Training Procedure:
Please RSVP to trainings and support group. If no RSVP’s are received,
training will be cancelled without notice.
RSVP TO:
Bridgett Pittinger, BS
Ph: 717-755-1033 x1286
[email protected]
Respite Concerns:
Once a respite is secured and you are provided with the respite family’s information, please make contact with them within 24 hours of receiving notification that the respite has been confirmed. This will allow respite families to
plan ahead.
FRIENDLY REMINDER: ALL resource parents need 12 hours of training each year per parent. Without these
hours, your family is unable to be re-approved. Remember, your “year” is your approval date to approval date.
Check the training calendar for upcoming trainings.
We Want to Hear From You!
If there is something you would like to share in the
newsletter (births, marriages, adoptions, graduations, or
accomplishments) please let us know!
Upcoming
March
Events at
PERM PARTNERS
845 West Chester Pike #202
West Chester PA 19382
Ph: 610-431-9933
April
May
13
17
15
Coffee &
Conversation
Support Group
10 AM—12 PM or
6PM to 8PM
Coffee &
Conversation
Support Group
10 AM—12 PM or
6PM to 8PM
Coffee &
Conversation
Support Group
10 AM—12 PM or
6PM to 8PM
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Ongoing Education &
Training Group:
Sanctuary Review
10 AM—12 PM or
6PM to 8PM
Ongoing Education &
Training Group:
Mental Health
Diagnosis
10 AM—12 PM or
6PM to 8PM
Ongoing Education &
Training Group:
Drugs Today
10 AM—12 PM or
6PM to 8PM
The trainings on this calendar will be
held at the Perm Partners office in
West Chester.
Children’s Home and Perm
Partners Resource parents are
welcome to join any of the
trainings offered at either
location. Simply confirm with the
Resource Parent Coordinator at
the training location that is
convenient for you. She will note
your RSVP and provide any
updates on the meeting time and
location.
Training Procedure:
Please RSVP to trainings and support group. If no RSVP’s are received,
training will be cancelled without notice.
RSVP TO:
LaToya Pollitt, M.Ed
Ph: 610-431-9933 x1412
[email protected]
Respite Concerns:
Once a respite is secured and you are provided with the respite family’s information, please make contact with them within 24 hours of receiving notification that the respite has been confirmed. This will allow respite families to
plan ahead.
FRIENDLY REMINDER: ALL resource parents need 12 hours of training each year per parent. Without these
hours, your family is unable to be re-approved. Remember, your “year” is your approval
date to approval date. Check the training calendar for upcoming trainings.
We Want to Hear From You!
If there is something you would like to share in the
newsletter (births, marriages, adoptions, graduations, or
accomplishments) please let us know!