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Partner Organizations:

Click image to visit the respective websites.


Local Resources for Madison County, Alabama Foster, Adoptive, & Kinship Families:

MCFAPA Equipment & Clothing Exchange (Private group for claiming FREE items donated to MCFAPA for use by foster, adoptive, & kinship families in the area) – Request Membership Here

Huntsville Area Adoptive & Foster Families Facebook Page (Private group for active foster, adoptive, & kinship families – no affiliation with MCFAPA) – Request Membership Here

MCFAPA Crossroads Support Group (monthly support group for foster, kinship, & adoptive parents) – Request Membership Here   —– Currently inactive

MCFAPA FAMILY BINDER DOWNLOAD – Click Here to download and print for important family information.

MCFAPA Dreams for Kids – Click Here and enter password given to submit form (currently accepting new submissions – June 2023) Email foster@mcfapa.life for more info.

Rocket City Mom (Kids Eat Free) –  Click Here for Updated List

Kids Bowl Free at Stars & Strikes Huntsville (April 24th to Aug. 18th) – Click Here to register

Rocket City Mom (Things to Do) – Click here

All Things Madison (Things to Do) – Click here.

Request a FREE Birthday box for foster, adoptive, kinship children by contacting Legacy Health Connections


Training & Informational Resources:

Previous MCFAPA Training Material: Past MCFAPA Trainings

Alabama Foster & Adoptive Parents Handbook – PDF Download here

Foster Parent Bill of Rights – PDF download here

Children’s Aid Society (Online Training Website)

National Children’s Advocacy Center (Virtual Training Center)

Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development

Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®)What is TBRI®?

Sesame Street in Communities – Foster Care

Child Welfare Information Gateway – Parenting resources

Mileage Forms: download here     Mileage Tip Sheet: download here  

Mileage Example: download here

Current Foster Care Board Payments (updated 11/2019) – Download PDF here

Daycares that accept CMA (updated March 2023): download PDF here

Adopted/Foster Child/Orphan Scholarships – More info here


Madison County DHR Contact Lists

DHR Child Welfare Employee List (updated June 2023):  download here

DHR Child Welfare Staff List w/ emails (updated Oct. 2022): download here

Org. Chart PowerPoint (updated Nov. 2021): download here.


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