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Mission

The DC Metropolitan Foster & Adoptive Parent Association brings together all foster, adoptive, and kinship parents as well as other interested individuals to provide support, advocacy, resources, empowerment, and training to empower parents and their children.

To provide city-wide peer support, and peer advocacy.

To provide public awareness and recognition of the skillful parenting roles and accountability of foster, adoptive, and kinship families.

To protect the rights and needs of all foster, adoptive, and kinship parents and children.

To form strong advocacy voices including legislative and social policies eyes and ears groups.

To encourage citywide membership and structure focusing on mission and active participation.

To engage in the quality assurance of program and services to assess expected outcomes and accountability.

To serve as direct service support and resources in partnership with foster, adoptive, and kinship parent, human resources professional and community leaders.

All children, as a birthright, are entitled to safe, emotionally nurturing relationships and a sense of belonging to families.

Foster, Adoptive and Kinship parents are the best advocates for their children's needs.

Family- and community-based as well as on-site human services provide the most accessibility for the children and their special needs.

All families are honored for their unique roles as well as their cultural, religious, ethnic, and racial diversity.

Continuous evaluation as on-going quality assurance of services and programs.

Make a Donation

You can help the DC Metropolitan Foster and Adoptive Parent Association fulfill its mission to empower parents and children by sending your tax-deductible donations to: DCMFAPA, 1112 11th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001. We appreciate your support!

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2008 Membership Meetings
(Third Saturday of the month, except August)
Saturday, January 19
Saturday, March 15
Saturday, April 19

Meetings are held at 1:00pm at CFSA, 400 6th Street, SW, Room 5133, Washington, DC

Executive Board Meetings
First Monday of the month
 

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1112 11th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001

Phone: 202-299-0900 Fax: 202-299-0901

Web site funded by DC Child and Family Services Agency