𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙤 “𝘿𝙧𝙤𝙥 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝘿𝙧𝙖𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙨…& 𝙎𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙨” 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙁𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚! Our last big drive was in 2019 (thanks COVID) so we are bringing it back for the entire month of February!

We are restocking The Den at DHR with the “bear essentials” for children first entering care – new packages of underwear, undergarments, socks, & more. Learn more at https://mcfapa.life/TheDen.

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿, 𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽, 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽, 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮 “𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗳𝗳” 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 & 𝘄𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝘅 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗹𝘆𝗲𝗿…𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗮 𝗳𝗹𝘆𝗲𝗿 below!

Download a flyer below:

#MCFAPA #FosterCare #DropYourDrawers2022

Our Board President, Brandon Bishop, was recently featured on the 1st episode of “Sitting Courtside” with Courtney Price-Dukes this week. Courtney is a former foster youth that has decided to use her past to help change the future.

Courtney is an extraordinary young lady that recently won Miss Sedgwick County in Kansas and is competing for Miss Kansas 2022 on the platform of Aging Out to Aging Forward – Adopting better practices to Foster the Youth! If you haven’t seen her TEDx talk on The Reality of Foster Care, you can do that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIHV9ou4DCg&t=17s. That is exactly how Brandon heard of her before reaching out and connecting. 🙂 Also, please go give our friend a follow here and join her on her journey to Miss Kansas 2022!

Watch the interview below!

#MCFAPA #FosterCare #Adoption #KinshipCare #FosterTheYouth #BetterTogether

We appreciate everyone that has supported MCFAPA through annual membership over the years and we want to celebrate by giving one lucky member a special gift!

Not yet a member? We would love to encourage you to support your local association! Did you know that you gain nearly $800 return on a very minimal investment? From dinner & childcare at each meeting to activities & giveaways throughout the year, your support helps us continue to do more. Just head over to https://mcfapa.life/membership to submit an application.

From now until noon on Friday, 12/3, anyone that is an active MCFAPA member will be put into a drawing for a custom made “Make Some Waves” tumbler, a $10 gift card to Blue Plate Cafe, & 2 free kids meal coupons to Texas Roadhouse! We may just throw in a few other things before then too. Thank you for your support!

#Giveaway #MembershipDrive #MCFAPA #FosterCare #Adoption #KinshipCare

Our last Drop Your Drawers drive was 2 years ago…thanks COVID! We are kicking it off again starting at our 2021 Bros, Bows, & Boos Fall Fest presented by Publix. The event is completely free but if you would like to “drop your drawers” & more at the door, we would appreciate it! Our biggest needs are underwear of all sizes, especially larger sizes as well as hair care products (ethnic & Caucasian), baby lotion and baby bath wash, body wash & deodorant for boys & girls.

#BBB2021 #MCFAPA #DropYourDrawers