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146 people are interested
Foster Child Clothing Exchange Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Arizona Association of Foster & Adoptive Parents
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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146 people are interested
Volunteers are needed to support community clothing exchanges for foster children. Clothing exchange operations are ongoing in Queen Creek, Mesa, Phoenix, Tucson, and Flagstaff.
More locations are anticipated due to the recent cuts in the AZ state budget and their impacts on the clothing allowances offered to children in the foster care system.
Each location needs help in collecting, sorting, organizing, and distributing clothing and other children's items to foster parents in that local community. Service hours are flexible and would be primarily during evenings and/or weekends. Schedules are set by the Foster Parent(s) currently leading the exchange efforts.
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About Arizona Association of Foster & Adoptive Parents
Location:
14202 N. 73rd Ave., Peoria, AZ 85381, US
Mission Statement
With the goal of increasing the stability, well-being, and connection of Arizona’s foster, kinship, and adoptive families and their children, our purpose is to strengthen and encourage those families through education, financial and emotional support, relationships, and providing opportunity for a voice throughout their journey.
Description
The Arizona Association for Foster and Adoptive Parents was founded in 2003 to support, empower and provide a unified voice for Arizona's foster, adoptive and kinship parents.
Over the years we have enjoyed many successes:
Our bi-monthly Town Hall series provides license renewal training credits while covering topics of interest to foster, adoptive and kinship parents such as tax tips for foster and adoptive parents, education issues for foster and adopted children, grief and loss for foster families, and pointers on how to navigate the various state systems involved in child welfare.
Our quarterly "Discussions with the Director" provide an opportunity for foster and adoptive parents to provide input to the Arizona Department of Economic Security in a two-hour discussion with the director of DES that is broadcast statewide.
Our annual Blue Ribbon event in May attracts more than 500 foster and adoptive families, CPS workers and licensing workers to recognize the nearly 10,000 children in the Arizona foster care system using blue ribbons and the families that care for them.
Established long term collaborative relationships with both local and national partners such as Arizona Friends of Foster Children, Casey Family Programs, and Major League Baseball!
Development and implementation of a statewide foster and adoptive parent mentor program.
The annual "Courage for Children" Awards dinner that honors foster and adoptive families for their loving care of children in Arizona's foster care system.
CAUSE AREAS
Advocacy & Human Rights,
Children & Youth,
Community
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
22025 S Scotland CtQueen Creek, AZ 85242
DATE POSTED
October 17, 2012
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Public Groups
REQUIREMENTS
N/A