10/23/2017 - FPAB Meeting Notes
 

Attendance: 17 (Foster Parents, KVC Staff, & KFAPA)
 

New Newsletter & Calendar from the FPAB

• Will be posted monthly to the FPAB facebook page

• KVC also agreed to send out the newsletter to foster homes on behalf of the FPAB.

• Google Calendar is now available with upcoming trainings and events for foster parents

  • https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=kvcfpab%40gmail.com&ctz=America%2FChicago

  • Email KVCFPAB@gmail.com with any events you would like added to this calendar, we will try to keep it as up-to-date as possible. It does not have to be a KVC specific event, just any event that would be beneficial to foster homes.
     

November & Going Forward Training

• The monthly JOCO support group trainings traditionally held on the 2nd Tuesday of the Month will be moved to the same night as the FPAB meeting, we will be combining our meeting with their trainers. This will help ensure there are extra child care spots and allow everyone to get training at every FPAB meeting.
   

Upcoming FPAB Meetings Nov & Dec

• December Meeting will be a FPAB Holiday Party - December 9th at 7pm - Austins Bar & Grill, FPAB will confirm date and time. There will be no formal december meeting.

  • KVC has agreed to still do babysitting at Ball during this meeting, do you can bring your kids to Ball before going to Austins.

  • FPAB will try to find additional babysitters if needed.

• November meeting will be the Monday after Thanksgiving, November 27th

 

Clothing Closets - Open Again

• WYCO - October 24th during business hours.

• JOCO - October 28th from 9am-11am contact kvcfpab@gmail.com for more info.

 

Partnership Program Update

• Putting foster families into groups of 5 so that they can support one another.

• Handed out permission slips to sign up to be part of a group in the partnership program, groups will be formed as the permission slips come in. This is basically a document that allows KVC to release your contact information to the FPAB so we can form these groups.

• You can fill out a permission slip at trunk-or-treat, clothing closet event, or we can email you the permission slip and it can be emailed back to us.

• Email kvcfpab@gmail.com to get a permission slip to be in a group if you would like to be.

 

Upcoming Events

• JOCO -Trunk or Treat at KVC 10/30/2017 4-6 PM Ball Conference Center

• WYOCO - Tue, October 31, 11am – 5pm

• Reported by a member - Saturday Olathe Trading Post this Saturday 10/28 - 10:30am- costume parade and trick or treat.

 

Daycare & Respite Open Discussion

• It has come to our attention that many homes that receive daycare are unable to do respite because the respite child may not have daycare approved. KVC is going to be looking into this to try to get this approved.

  • FPAB talked about utilizing KidsPark, however KVC was also cautious in allowing the payment to KidsPark because it’s typically reserved for kids that are sleeping in the office. FPAB members will follow-up with KVC to see if we can improve this process and maybe assist respite homes. Update will be provided at the next meeting.
     

• Discussion about being able to get daycare for large sibling groups (3 or more) even if the family doesn’t traditionally qualify for daycare under the KVC daycare policy.

  • This would need to be done as an exception, the same way that sometimes an exception can be made for kids that are extremely high-needs.
     

• Discussion about respite and how to improve finding respite for foster families

  • FPAB ask KVC to get a list of kids that need respite for the upcoming holidays so we could share it on the FB page.

  • FPAB also ask KVC if we could speak with admissions to get ideas on how to assist them in finding homes that can do respite.
     

• Discussion around people not getting calls from admissions and others getting too many calls from admissions.

  • KVC stated that you are able to let your FSC know or call admissions yourself to have the note in your file updated in the database admissions uses to locate homes.

  • If you’re able to do respite please let admissions know, especially around the holidays.
     

FPAB Training Hour Update

• Topic: KFAPA (http://www.kfapa.org/)

  • Speaker: Teresa Sowell, Executive Director

  • Speaker: Johnathan Stahl, President

• Talked about what KFAPA is and what they do as an organization. General discussion about how they work with all licensing agencies and DCF. FPAB brought up the idea of a CRISIS team to see if KFAPA could assist with such a program or at least bring the need to the attention of DCF.