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FAQ | Financial and Supportive Services | Foster Parent Association | Contact Information |
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- Sharing the warmth and love of your family, temporarily, with
children who are separated from their immediate families.
Who are the children that need
Foster Care? - Children of all ages whose parents or guardians are temporarily
unable to provide proper care for their children.
How long do children stay with
Foster Families? - Each situation is different. The courts and/or caseworkers will
determine when foster children will return home.
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Foster Care Financial and Supportive Services
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Reimbursement for board is determined by the age of the child, the degree of behavioral difficulty, and/or the severity of the child's handicap. Medical and Dental care are provided. A clothing allowance is provided for each foster child. Monthly seminars are held as part of a continuing education program. A caseworker is assigned to help you set goals and achieve them. The Foster Parent Association meets monthly and provides an opportunity to meet and get to know other foster parents. |
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Foster Parent Association
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The Foster Parent Association is a collection of foster parents from
Mahoning County that are working hard to ensure
a better tomorrow for the children they have welcomed into their homes. They meet
from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on the second
Monday of every month (except October) at 222 W. Federal St., 3rd
Floor, Youngstown, OH 44503. These meetings are open to
all Mahoning County Children Services foster parents.
The 2009 FPA meeting schedule is as follows:
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| January 12, 2009 |
February 9, 2009 |
March 9, 2009 |
| April 13, 2009 |
May 11, 2009 |
June 8, 2009 |
| July 13, 2009 |
August 10, 2009 |
September 14, 2009 |
| October 19, 2009 |
November 9, 2009 |
December 14, 2009 |
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Meeting directions:
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The parking lot is on Commerce Street, behind the building. The garage door will be open. PLEASE park in the garage. Park near the front entrance, the door farthest away from the open garage door. Enter the front door and the elevator and proceed to the third floor. All meetings will be on the third floor in the Caucus Room. You will be let into the meeting area from the reception area/lobby by agency staff or
the detective. Please have a seat and be assured someone will assist you. All persons will exit from the third floor front elevator. Child Care IS NOT provided. Please be sure to make your own child care arrangements.
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To contact the Foster Parent Association, please email FPAofmahoningcounty@yahoo.com |
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Contact Information |
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To experience the rewards of Foster Care, start by calling us at 330-941-8888.
To request a Foster Application or to have a Foster Parenting Specialist contact you, send an email to messep02@odjfs.state.oh.us. |
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