National Foster Parent Association
Join us in-person for the 55th Education Conference and Impact Week in Crystal City, Virginia.
Join us for our Hill Visitation Day 9/28. Everyone is welcome! Advocate with the NFPA on behalf of foster families and children in care on the Hill in Washington, D.C., where your legislators can hear your voice.
55th Education Conference
Register for the event, discover our training and networking sessions, learn about our Hill Visitation Day, and more.
'Resources for Impact' Info
Register for the event, discover our training and networking sessions, learn about our Hill Visitation Day, and more.
NFPA's ConnectU: Historic Win for Foster Youth + Conference Registration Now Open
Read our mid-month update and learn about H.R. 7432, our 55th Education Conference, and a new NFPATI Training on the topic of Youth Online Safety.
NFPA Position Statement, Advocacy Priorities
A message from Executive Director Arnie Eby
We are pleased to announce and provide, for your use, NFPA’s new Advocacy Priorities and Position Statement to be used to guide us through this year. NFPA will continue to update these statements on a regular basis.
Click here to read the statements.
NFPA has been selected as one of five partners with the Center for Adoption Support and Education (CASE) to be a partner in the development of the first-ever National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services.
The mission is to build bridges to strengthen collaboration between child welfare and mental health systems to improve availability and accessibility of adoption competent mental health services.
Serving the Needs of Resource Parents Through Free Training Offerings
Discover the training opportunities on the NFPA Training Institute! It’s Free, available 24/7, and houses 50+ trainings. Certificates are awarded for every completed training. Learn more and get started!
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Add your voice to the NFPA…
We made a lot of progress over the past couple of years advocating for legislation to support foster, adoptive and kinship parents.
Our goal to provide a network of support and educational resources that meets your needs means you need a chance to help us shape 2026 and beyond.
Would you please take ~15 minutes and add your thoughts to our NFPA Stakeholder Survey?
We know and appreciate how valuable your time is and I thank you for your help.
NFPA News
June ’26 ConnectU Newsletter
Stay up-to-date on foster, adoptive and kinship parent happenings with the latest NFPA ConnectU Newsletter. Download and print the latest Newsletter HERE. Read the newsletter online HERE. Sharing our newsletter on your organization's Facebook page?Use the image at...
Pride Month Means Every Child Deserves to Be Seen
By Des Ellis, Vice President, National Foster Parent Associationand Shawn Johnson, Chair, Governance Committee Lived Experience As two married gay dads living in different states, we have each experienced the foster care system from both a professional and deeply...
Mid-May ’26 ConnectU Newsletter
Stay up-to-date on foster, adoptive and kinship parent happenings with the latest NFPA ConnectU Newsletter. Download and print the latest Newsletter HERE. Read the newsletter online HERE. Sharing our newsletter on your organization's Facebook page?Use the image at...
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What is the NFPA?
What We Do
We are dedicated to providing support to Foster, Adoptive and Kinship parents who are working hard to provide caring, healing homes to children in care.
Who We Serve
We believe in the importance of family-based care for foster children and that every child deserves support and a permanent family.
Get Involved!
Memberships, Partnerships and donations allow us to create opportunities for connecting our Members and friends – with us, with each other, and through our legislative work, with lawmakers that impact those providing fostering, adoption and kinship parenting.
Our Missions Are…
#1
Networking
#2
Education
#3
Advocacy
One of our primary missions is to make connections between our Members, Foster Parents, other key organizations in the foster parenting arena, and with legislators.
We provide resources for Foster parents to learn from those with lived experience or gained expertise in all aspects of fostering.
Our NFPA Training Institute is available 24×7, and our annual Education Conference allows parents to gather, learn and share.
The NFPA represents the needs of parents with other organizations in the child welfare community, and in meetings with governmental agencies that impact the laws regarding foster parenting.
Before this bill passed to the Senate, it was known as HR 3058:
#1 Networking
One of our primary missions is to make connections between our Members, Foster Parents, other key organizations in the foster parenting arena, and with legislators.
#2 Education
We provide resources for Foster parents to learn from those with lived experience or gained expertise in all aspects of fostering.
Our NFPA Training Institute is available 24×7, and our annual Education Conference allows parents to gather, learn and share.
#3 Advocacy
The NFPA represents the needs of parents with other organizations in the child welfare community, and in meetings with governmental agencies that impact the laws regarding foster parenting.
What can the NFPA do to support you in your Fostering, Adoptive, or Kinship journey? Contact us for assistance, advice on resources, or to get connected with a local resource group in your State.