Thursday, March 29, 2012

Girl's Toys (free)

I have a foster family that has a lot of Barbie's polly pockets and the like.
As well as some clothes.
Do any of you have any use for them?
 
Check out our new blog!!!   http://capeanndss.blogspot.com/
 
Carla King
Foster Parent Recruiter
Department of Children and Families (formerly known as Dept Social Services)
Cape Ann Area Office
45 Congress Street, bldg #4
Salem, MA 01970
978-825-3862   direct DCF ext 33862
 

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

UP COMING TRAININGS

 
On Tuesday the 3rd of April in the Salem DCF office from 9:30--11:30 we are presenting a training on Understanding Psychotrophic Medications.  Our speaker is Dr. Tsappis who is from North Shore Medical Center, Salem and is a Pedratric Psychiatrist.  Many fo parents have expressed an  interest in having this training so, even thought it is a morning training, we hope that this training will be well attended.
 
 
On Tuesday the 17th of May in the Salem DCF office from 9:30--11:30 we are presenting a training on Taking Care of the Caregiver. Our speaker will be Dianne Corbin the Director of Merrimack Valley Trauma Center.  We all do a great job of taking care of others. Please  come and learn some great ways on how to relax, take some time for ourselves so that, we always have the ability to be there for others.  
 
 
On Friday the 8th of June , 9-12:00  at the Holiday Inn in Peabody we are presenting a training on No Such Thing as a Bad Kid, presented by Charlie Applestein.  Charlie has always done a wonderful job, his presentation is very informative and he has a wonderful sense of humor so you can always count on a few laughs.  As this a regional training, breakfast will be served so it is necessary to register so we will have an exact count of how many people will be attending.
 
 
To register for any of these trainings   please reply to this e-mail or call Nancy Lyons at 978--825--3807 or 978--531--3278 or June Littlefield 978-278--5412.  Thank you!
 
   

Monday, March 26, 2012

RE: MSPCC babysitting services

oops. Should have added this is 7 days a week and includes not only the foster children but other children in the home!


From: King, Carla (DCF)
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 10:30 AM
Subject: MSPCC babysitting services

MSPCC offers up to ten hours of babysitting for foster parents!!!
hours are until 10pm and they will find you a lic daycare provider in your area.
They pay the sitter. This is great so you can attend meetings, foster care reviews,
I started using this service myself and it's been great!
 
For more information contact Letty at MSPCC 978-682-9222
They need 24 hour notice to find a provider.
 
Check out our new blog!!!   http://capeanndss.blogspot.com/
 
Carla King
Foster Parent Recruiter
Department of Children and Families (formerly known as Dept Social Services)
Cape Ann Area Office
45 Congress Street, bldg #4
Salem, MA 01970
978-825-3862   direct DCF ext 33862
 

Easter Bunny Breakfast!

 

Attached is a flyer for the Easter Bunny Breakfast at the North Shore Voc!

A good time for the kids! The culinary students do all the cooking and it's yummy!

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Coco Keys discounts!

  Feel free to use our "store" to save 25% !  

 

accesso Account Services
Visit cocokeywaterresort.com
for days and hours of operation or for park information.

Greetings!

 

Have you accessed your EXTREME SAVINGS on CoCo Key's Water Resort Tickets? Just click the link below, then log into the site with your username and password provided below.


Special Ticket Link:

Click Here For Savings
User Name: DCF12
Password: DCF12
Buy Now!

 

This link can be pasted on your internal intranet site or simply emailed to all the members/employees, so they can have access to the special tickets right from their computer. They will all use the same username and password provided above to log into the site.

 

We look forward to seeing you there!

 

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FSEI sale



Hi Carla,

I think I may have sent this to you before, but just wanted to get the word out there that Family Support EI PAC is having a HUGE sale this Sunday!
I just came from sorting donations, and it is unbelievable the amount of baby/toddler/kid stuff we have collected. Lots of very nice clothing and baby equipment, toys, etc. in great condition.
They are pricing everything SUPER CHEAP! (most clothing is fill a bag for $1, etc.)
If there's any way to get the word out to your foster parents, or to DCF workers, please pass this on.
If you need any more info, please contact me.
great sale! Just wanted to pass along!

 

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

(Post Adoptive training) REMINDER FOR W.I.S.E. UP Training SUNDAY APRIL 15, 2012 2pm-4pm in Jamaica Plain

 


                                                                             W.I.S.E. Up

Workshop For Parents and Children

 

Adoptive Families Together Presents:

A training developed by the Center for Adoption and Support, W.I.S.E. Up is an award winning curriculum to teach children ages 6 through 12 how to respond to questions about their adoption experience.  The workshop provides a framework to respond in a variety of ways using group discussion and role playing. While children are meeting, parents will come together to be trained on the W.I.S.E. Up curriculum in order to support their children using these newly learned strategies.  

 

Sunday, April 15, 2012

2 – 4 PM

MSPCC Office

157 Green St., Jamaica Plain

Free Parking in the rear of the building

 

Each child will receive their own W.I.S.E. Up workbook

 

Cost is $20 per child

Pre-registration is required.

 

Please complete registration form and mail with check payable to “MSPCC” to

MSPCC/AFT

99 Summer Street

Boston, MA 02110

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

W.I.S.E. Up Workshop Registration 

Jamaica Plain April 15, 2012

 

 

Parent’s Name ________________________________________________________________________________

 

Address______________________________________________________________________________________

 

____________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

Telephone     ____________________________                    Email _______________________________________

 

List names and ages of children to register:  _________________________________________________________

 

 

 

 

__ Yes, I am an AFT member and we want to attend.  Number of children attending ___x $20 per child = $______

 

__ No, I am not an AFT member and we want to attend. Number of children attending ___x $20 per child = $____

 

__I want to become an AFT member and attend. Number of children attending ___ x $ 20 per child +

     AFT membership fee $25= $_____

 

 

 

 

Lori Baeumler

Adoptive Families Together, Kid's Net and KINnections Program Coordinator

MSPCC 99 Summer St.  Boston, MA 02110

Phone 617/587-1522 or 857-728-2157 

Fax 617/587-1584

lbaeumler@mspcc.org

www.mspcc.org/aft

 

 

 


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tax information for foster parents

Although this is not up to date its a great guide! I have gotten a lot of calls this week about taxes.
You can also get the 2011 tax year guide on this site, but you have to be a member.  (I just signed up as a member so i have access to it- but dont want to forward by email.).
 
Anyway this is great info.
Bottom line is you do NOT count foster care payments as income.
you can claim a foster child as a dependant if they lived with you for more than 6 mos in 2011.
and you can write off certain monies you spent on a foster child if you are not claiming them.
 
Please talk to your tax adviser for more information.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Refer a deserving young lady to Belle of the Ball!

 


Greetings,

 

Do you know a deserving young lady who would love to attend her junior or senior prom but cannot afford to buy her dream dress and other prom accessories?  We invite you to sign up as a 2012 Belle of the Ball Referral Partner and nominate qualified high school girls to attend an exclusive dress boutique where they will get to shop for the perfect dress and prom accessories– free of charge.

 

Since 2005, Belle of the Ball has collected, cleaned and distributed prom gowns at a boutique day held each year in mid-April. Our goal is to provide underprivileged high school girls with the opportunity to shop for a free gown at the boutique, as well as to provide raffle prizes throughout the day for hair, nail, and prom accessories, to eliminate additional prom expenses. 

 

Last year, over 400 girls walked away from the event with a prom dress and accessories; which they otherwise would not be able to afford. While we have dedicated our resources to making sure these girls can experience their dream prom, we acknowledge that our efforts depend on the support of referral partners, like you, who take the time to reach out to these deserving young ladies.

   

If you are interested in referring a girl or several girls to the 2012 Belle of the Ball, please visit our referral page for details and to sign up. Referral partners must sign up by Friday, March 31st, 2012. We will then send you event flyers to help promote this great cause in your community. We will also send personal invitations with event details to each qualified girl who will be attending the 2012 Belle of the Ball.

 

The 2012 event will be held Saturday, April 14th at Simmons College from 10am to 4pm.  We encourage you to join your referral girl(s) at the event as well!

 

Please contact me at 617-776-5800 or by email with any questions about the program. We hope that you will join us in making this year a special event for these deserving young ladies.

 

Sincerely,

Cailey Kneis

 

 

Cailey Kneis

Account Coordinator
P: 617.776.5800

ckneis@fuseideas.com

 

Get involved: www.antons.com/belle

Follow us: http://www.facebook.com/BelleoftheBallNE

 

 

Monday, March 12, 2012

TRAINING TOMORROW CANCELLED! Traineris SICK!

 
 
Check out our new blog!!!   http://capeanndss.blogspot.com/
 
Carla King
Foster Parent Recruiter
Department of Children and Families (formerly known as Dept Social Services)
Cape Ann Area Office
45 Congress Street, bldg #4
Salem, MA 01970
978-825-3862   direct DCF ext 33862
 

Children's clothing, toy & equipment sale

From a friend. Great way to get items and help a great agency too!

 

Just thought I would pass this on.

We have collected a HUGE quantity of gently used items. It is a great opportunity to pick up baby stuff super cheap for a very good cause...FSEI!

If you know anyone with little ones in the area, please pass this along, or feel free to print and hang up where it will be seen.

 

chris

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foster Youth Alumni, please pass along



 
Hello all!
I put a copy of this brochure in your mail boxes but also wanted to email it in case you have foster youth's email.  Would you mind passing this on along to the foster youth you work with.  It is for youth ages 19 to 108!  They hold events during the year to allow youth to make connections with other foster youth.  There is also a web page and they can like Mass NFCA on facebook to be updated on events and other information.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Jennifer Hubbard
Adolescent Outreach Worker
Cape Ann/Lynn DCF
978-825-3918
 
P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail
 


From: Messeder, Maureen (DCF)
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 4:00 PM
To: Adams, Lisa (DCF); Cronin, Mark (DCF); Cruz, Bernadette (DCF); Designas, Melanie (DCF); Frauton, Christine (DCF); Gates, Heather (DCF); Hubbard, Jennifer (DCF); Lopez, Lynne (DCF); Marchand, Nicole (DCF); Morgan, Mercy (DCF); O'Brien, Timothy (DCF); Penney, Cheryl (DCF); Quinlan, Kristen (DCF); Rogato, Francesca (DCF); Sutton, Eyma (DCF); Banks, Michelle (DCF); Cassano, Stephanie (DCF); Ciullo, Lisa (DCF); Haber, Madlynn (DCF); Holdsworth, Dawn (DCF); Howard, Susan (DCF); Martin, Kathy (DCF)
Subject:

Hi again,
Here is the Foster Care Alumni Brochure.  Share freely.
 

Sunday, March 11, 2012

REMINDER! Training on BONDING AND ATTACHMENT Tues

Tuesday March 13th
Bonding and Attachment, with speaker Daniella Morse! Folks have LOVED her trainings in the past!
Lynn office. 300 the Lynnway.  (the clock tower) 2nd floor
9:30-11:30 am
Please call Nancy Lyons if you want to go (978-825-3807), or respond this this e-mail so they can plan seating

Friday, March 9, 2012

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!: Foster Care and Subsidy Rates

yay! finally a raise! 
 

From: McClain, Angelo (DCF)
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 8:29 AM
To: McClain, Angelo (DCF)
Subject: Foster Care and Subsidy Rates

Dear Colleagues, 

 

Later this month, the Department will be sending a letter to foster and adopting parents announcing a rate increase for both daily care and for quarterly clothing.  This change will allow us to reimburse our foster care and adopting parents a new daily rate as of March 1, 2012.  And it will change the quarterly clothing grant with the May payment.  This increase is consistent with the language in the Act to Protect Children in the Care of the Commonwealth, passed by the Legislature in July 2008, and it is supported by Governor Patrick's Fiscal Year 2013 budget released in January 2012.

 

The new rates will be added to FamilyNet today so that Departmental foster care placements/service referrals that are effective March 1st or later can refer to the new rates.  In addition, these rates should be referenced for any new adoption/guardianshp subsidies for chldren whose adoptions and guardianships are allowed in court after March 1, 2012.

 

New rates effective March 1, 2012 are:

Ages  0-5        $20.79/day

Ages  6-12      $23.40/day

Ages 13+        $24.79/day

 

Quarterly clothing effective May are:

Ages 0-5        $185.00/quarter

Ages 6-12      $188.75/quarter

Ages 13+       $282.00/quarter (no change)

 

This is great news for our foster/adopting parents, made possible with the support of the Governor and the Legislature.

 

Take care,

 

Angelo