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Illinois Foster Adoptive Parent Association's next business meeting is April 21, 2012.

IFAPA is having our regular business meeting on 21 April 2012 at the United Methodist Church, 219 Chicago St. Pontiac IL. We will meet at 10:00 in the Ashbury Room. Please set this date aside and attend. IFAPA is hosting the 2012 NFPA conference in Oakbrook this year. Many of you have said you would help with a committee or project. Here is your chance. The conference is in June and there is a lot to be done. We need your help with these projects and committees. The board is looking forward to meeting you again at this meeting. Directions to the Methodist Church in Pontiac IL are below.

Please plan to attend the meeting. We have many things to talk about. We need volunteers for some projects and committees.

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Thank you for visiting the Illinois Foster/Adoptive Parent Association web site.

The Illinois Foster and Adoptive Parent Association (IFAPA) is the only nationally recognized foster parent association in Illinois. The IFAPA stays on top of new laws, rules, regulations and funding proposed by DCFS or the Illinois state legislature. It actively seeks funding for foster and adoptive parents to attend conferences. It advocates for foster and adoptive parents.

IFAPA was organized to provide support and education to foster and adoptive parents. By advocating for positive change in the child welfare system, both foster/adoptive parents and their children benefit. By listening to concerns of foster/adoptive parents throughout the state, area of needed reform can be targeted and addressed.

By working with established child welfare organizations, we combine our efforts to become one of the most innovative and responsive states in this field.

Who Can Be A Member?
Membership in the IFAPA is open to everyone and would fall into one of the following categories. 

  • Foster/Adoptive/Guardianship/Kinship which is for currently licensed foster/adoptive parents (voting member);
  • Honorary which is for other than foster/adoptive parents and does not pay dues but is a member by virtue of his/her outstanding service to the Illinois Foster Parent Association and its members. They are non-voting members.
  • Other: a person who is a supportive member who believes in IFAPA and its purposes and goals, and is also a non-voting member.

For more information on becoming a member, or starting a local chapter in your area, please email pgk3674@sbcglobal.net or see our contact page for helpful names, numbers and addresses.

The Illinois Foster Adoptive Parent Association will host the 2012

National Foster Adoptive Parent Association Conference

At the Oakbrook Hills Marriott Resort Hotel In Oakbrook Hills IL

June 15-18 2012.

Click here for more information.

 

HELP YOUR CHILD APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP TODAY

Click here to find out more about applying for a scholarship.
 


JOB FAIRS &
SPECIAL EVENTS

The Illinois Department of Employment Security offers a list of job fairs and special events. Click here to find out more details.

Get to Know Us
You can find out how IFAPA is organized, read more about our accomplishments on behalf of foster and adoptive parents and our current goals.

Please feel free to contact us with your questions of if you require information.

 
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