Kansas Foster & Adoptive Parent Association

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KFAPA News
April 17       Board Meeting
Independence, KS

Quarterly Board Meeting


The next board meeting is scheduled for Saturday, April 17, 2010 at the TFI office in Independence, Kansas.  Teleconferencing is available.  KFAPA meetings are open to the public.  Anyone interested in the child welfare system of the state of Kansas is invited to attend.  Copies of the bylaws and meeting minutes are available on our website. They may also be obtained by contacting KFAPA at PO Box, 273, Canton, KS  67428.



Connecting the Dots A Huge Success


I was trying to decide what my favorite part of the conference was and all I could come up with was the part between Friday night and when it ended on Saturday afternoon. So basically all of it.

On July 11, 2009, KFAPA and Kansas Family Advisory Network (KFAN) partnered together to bring you the first annual KFAPA conference at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Topeka. The theme for the conference was Connecting the Dots: Kansas Families and Children.  Participating in this year’s conference was a variety of service agencies including SRS, KDHE, KFAN, OJA, KYAC, Keys for Networking and Families Together.   

The goal of the conference was to bring together birth families, foster and adoptive families, kinship families, and families new to the child welfare system to share    information and exchange ideas. There was a wonderful turnout with approximately 130 attendees.  A variety of workshops were offered with topics ranging from SRS investigation to the prevention of abduction and exploitation.

I think everyone will agree that a highlight of the conference were the Keynote Speakers, Judge Webb and Ward Foley.  They both moved the audience and hopefully renewed tired souls.  I will venture  to guarantee that everyone in attendance walked out of the conference having learned something new.  We have received very positive feedback.  If you were in attendance and have any comments or feedback feel free to email us.


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