Clothing Works at Helpline House Clothing Works is a clothing bank and vocational assessment program located at Helpline House Offering no cost gently used clothing, bedding and towels for the whole family Open on Mondays and Wednesdays 9:30am to 12:30pm by appointment. Call or email for an appointment 206-842-7621 ex 30 ddahlquist

There is still time to register for the Passport to College Regional Summit in Tacoma. Please consider attending this important summit and encourage licensed or unlicensed providers to attend as well, to learn more about resources available to youth in our care. 2012 Passport to College Regional Summit What: CONNECT. Meet other professionals committed to [...]

HERE IS VERY INEXPENSIVE ON-LINE TRAINING AVAILABLE FOR CAREGIVERS AND PROFESSIONALS REGARDING FASD. THERE ARE SOME VERY INTERESTING TOPICS COMING UP LATER, TOO. NTI Upstream 2012 Webinar Series Optimal Outcomes for Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders About the NTI Upstream 2012 Webinar Series NTI Upstream’s webinars are designed to help individuals and communities translate [...]

YMCA Family Swim Passes Attached for the Month of May! On the back, please have an adult put his/her name and address. Photo ID will be required. You only need one pass per family – not one for each of those who want to swim. This is for foster homes or relative/kinship care. Thanks Shala [...]

Tip of the Day: The Period of PURPLE Crying In my last tip sheet I reviewed how crying in new babies can elicit an anger response in inexperienced parents and caregivers that can potentially lead to child abuse resulting in severe injury to the baby that may result in permanent disability and/or death. There is [...]

Tip of the Day: Safe Sleep—Colic In a study that is getting press today, that has yet to be peer reviewed and published in a medical journal, research-ers in San Francisco surveyed 154 mothers at their babies’ 2 month old well child care visit at pediatric clinics in San Francisco regarding whether or not their [...]

resource family training institute training for foster parents, adoptive parents, and kinship care providers http://fosterparent.dshs.wa.gov presents: “the paper trail”– documentation training for caregivers · Have you ever wondered what your records should include? · What should you document? · How to appropriately document? · What you must report? · And to whom you must report? [...]

American Resource Families Institute Providing education to resource families across America Federal Tax Benefits for Resource Families It’s not too late! Attend a Tax Workshop for Foster, Adoptive, and Kinship Families Have you ever wondered… What types of foster care payments are taxable? Can you take a foster child as a dependent? Are there benefits [...]

De-escalation Techniques for Children – Real Tools for Foster Parents, Adoptive Parents, Relative Care Providers, Staff With Scott Hanauer, MA Scott Hanauer is Clinical Director of Community Youth Services, Olympia. He has worked with “at risk” children and their families within the residential setting for over 30 years with the Children’s Home Society of Washington, [...]

De-escalation Techniques for Children – Real Tools for Foster Parents, Adoptive Parents, Relative Care Providers, Staff With Scott Hanauer, MA Scott Hanauer is Clinical Director of Community Youth Services, Olympia. He has worked with “at risk” children and their families within the residential setting for over 30 years with the Children’s Home Society of Washington, [...]