Local child services organization CARING For Children will be hosting Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting training sessions for families and individuals interested in becoming foster parents starting Tuesday, September 15, according to a press release from the nonprofit. The first class will be held at the North Carolina Foster Care services office at 50 Riddick Road from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Classes are free of charge to attend and are held each Tuesday and Thursday over the course of eight weeks. Interested individuals will learn about the MAPPS approach to foster care services, which focuses around “building positive relationships and alliances” between birth parents, child welfare staff and foster parents to ensure the long term health and welfare of at-risk children, according to the Children’s Alliance of Kansas website.
CARING For Children, which has worked with children in need around Western North Carolina for over forty years, is offering these classes to help address the current shortage of available foster care options in the region. Xpress covered this shortage, some of the details of the MAPPS training and CARING For Children’s program in an August 11 article (“No place to go“).
Due to the sensitive nature of the classes, children are not permitted to attend. Residents interested in learning more about MAPPS training or signing up for the Fall training sessions are encouraged to contact Rebecca Gardner at (828) 775-4343 or via email at Rebecca.Gardner@Caring4Children.org
For more information on MAPPS training, CARING For Children and how you can become a foster parent, visit caring4children.org or see the official press release below.
Press Release:
CARING FOR CHILDREN HOSTS NEW SESSION OF FOSTER CARE TRAINING
ASHEVILLE, NC (September 15, 2015) –CARING for Children is hosting a new 8-week session of MAPPS (Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting) training to prepare potential individuals and families to become licensed foster care providers. Classes will begin on September 15th, 2015 and will be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6PM to 9PM at the 50 Reddick Road, Asheville, NC Foster Care offices.
CARING for Children would like to invite all adults interested in becoming licensed foster parents to RSVP Rebecca Gardner at (828)775-4343. The training is free of charge. However, due to the nature of the subject matter being discussed, no children will be permitted in the training class and childcare can not be provided.
There are hundreds of children waiting for stable and loving homes in Western North Carolina. Couples and single adults (age 21 to 75 years) are encouraged to attend!
CARING for Children is located in Asheville, NC and is a leading provider of Foster Care training and licensure in Western North Carolina. For more information about attending this Foster Care training, please contact Rebecca Gardner (828)775-4343 or Rebecca.Gardner@Caring4Children.org.
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About CARING for Children:
CARING for Children is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and a program of Eckerd that has served children and families throughout Buncombe County and Western North Carolina for over 40 years. CARING has developed highly successful and effective programs in Foster Care, Residential Group Homes, Mental Health Services and Family Support and Respite to serve over 1,100 children and families in our community.
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