MONTHLY MEETINGS/TRAININGS
As of April, 2020 all meetings will be held online via Zoom for the convenience of all of our families.
Foster/Adoptive Family Memberships: $20/Year
Supporting Memberships: $10/Year
When:
1st Thursday of the month
7:00om-8:30pm (online)
Interested in serving as a Member of the Manatee County FAPA Board? We'd love to have your help!
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2021 Meetings and Trainings
Thursday, January 7- Mental Health First Aid presented by Florida Department of Health, Manatee
Thursday, February 4- Successfully Working with Biological Families presented by Sunshine Health.
Thursday, March 4- Circuit 12 Judicial Update and Dependency Courtroom Protocal
Join us as Steven Hurwitz, Chief Legal Officer for SCC and David Silverstien, Managing Attorney for CLS .
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Thursday, April 4- Raising Children in Our Diverse World
Please join us as local adoptive Mom, Leslie, shares her experiences on raising a child of a different race through foster care and/or adoption.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAlce-tqDwsGdIf1hAM-qxXHnQ3HpqN63rr
Thursday, May 6- Learning from a Foster Care Alumni
Please join us as Manatee County FAPA VP, Author and Motivational Speaker Cindy Spray shares her experiences in foster care and her faith journey.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrduuorDouE91w0iKiKlxYarN6I_PIa5FJ
Thursday, June 3- Learning About The Early Learning Coalition
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pduusrTguG9IBHomTDvWhnYHhjfVexa5i
Thursday, July 1- Ethnic Haircare Tips for Foster and Adoptive Parents
Please join us as we are joined by a local hairstylist, parents and a former foster youth to help share their tips to give you confidence with Ethnic Haircare.
Thursday, August 5- Foster Parent Resources and Supports
We all know that it takes a village to raise a child and as a foster parent, we want you to have the opportunity to meet members of your village who are offering resources and supportive services for you! You'll hear from Manatee County FAPA, Florida FAPA, Family Initiative, The TWIG and more!
Thursday, September 2- Learning from Suncoast Campaign for Grade Level Reading
Thursday, October 7- Training from Prevent Child Abuse Florida
Thursday, November 4- Learning from Suncoast Campaign for Grade Level Reading
Thursday, December 2- Training on Parenting Strategies from Parenting Matters
If you have any difficulty registering for one of our Online Trainings, please email us at