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OUR MAIN OFFICE HAS MOVED!!

As of February 1, 2010, the new address for our main office is:
1331 Garden Highway, #320, Sacramento, CA 95833
Our attractive new office is part of the Non-Profit Innovation Center, which is in the Sierra Health Foundation building, near the Sacramento River and Highway 5--next to Chevy's Restaurant!

Our toll-free 800 phone number will remain the same; the new local telephone numbers are as follows:

• Main: (916) 993-7776
• Fax: (916) 993-7701
• Mike Quinn: (916) 993-7787
• Toll-free: (800) 439-8998 (number NOT changed)

FOSTER PARENT ORIENTATION:

If you are interested in learning more about foster care, please call the following:

• Sacramento: The next foster parent orientation meeting will be held on Saturday, March 6, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. at the new Sacramento office. Please call Rich Farlinger at (916) 993-7776 to RSVP. This meeting will answer your questions about foster children, foster parenting, and becoming a certified foster parent with Nepenthean Homes FFA.
  
  
• Auburn: Mike Quinn at (916) 993-7787 An individual orientation meeting will be set up to answer your questions about our agency, foster children, foster parenting, and becoming a certified foster parent with Nepenthean Homes FFA.
  
  
• El Sobrante: Kevin Smith at (510) 222-2666. An individual orientation meeting will be set up to answer your questions about our agency, foster children, foster parenting, and becoming a certified foster parent with Nepenthean Homes FFA.


• Modesto: Rich Farlinger at (916) 993-7776. An individual orientation meeting will be set up to answer your questions about our agency, foster children, foster parenting, and becoming a certified foster parent with Nepenthean Homes FFA.

FOSTER PARENT TRAINING:

ATTENTION FOSTER PARENTS! As you know, 12 hours per year of foster parent training are required to maintain your certification. To help with this, Nepenthean Homes is now offering our 21-DVD Foster Parent College training set. These videos are available for viewing in-house at our Sacramento and El Sobrante offices ONLY--we cannot offer home check-out. You may call the offices to schedule a time to view the videos. Each DVD is 30 to 45 minutes in length. Viewing only gives you one hour training credit; viewing plus taking the test gives you two hours training credit. For more information and to schedule your viewing time, please call the Sacramento office (916) 993-7776 or the El Sobrante Office (510) 222-2666.

This is a great way to get your training hours easily. Even if you have already completed your training requirement, you may get extra hours or supplement your training knowledge in a particular area. Foster families who are in the orientation process will also find this a valuable way to get information about foster parenting.

• Sacramento: NO FOSTER PARENT TRAINING IN THE SACRAMENTO OFFICE IN MARCH. WATCH THIS SPACE FOR NEWS ON OUR APRIL FOSTER PARENT TRAINING!
  
  
• Modesto: "TO BE ANNOUNCED" on Date and Time TBA in the Modesto Area. Please call (916) 993-7776 for more information.
  
  
• El Sobrante: "Placements and Funding" rescheduled on Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the El Sobrante office. Please call (510) 222-2666 for more information and directions.

  "IEP (Individual Education Plan) Training" on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, and "Sickle Cell Anemia and Trait" on Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at Children's Hospital, Oakland. Please RSVP to Peggy Pearson at (510) 428-3783. (Sorry, no childcare is available!)

• Auburn: Upcoming Auburn area foster parent trainings will be held on an individual basis, per CFH. Please call Mike Quinn at the Sacramento office to schedule your foster parent training, at (916) 993-7787.

(REMEMBER, YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST 12 HOURS OF FOSTER PARENT TRAINING PER YEAR TO MAINTAIN YOUR CERTIFICATION!)

FOSTER PARENTS PLEASE NOTE! You may do a maximum of six (6) hours of online foster parent training with Foster Parent College. Please call Mike Quinn or Rich Farlinger at the Sacramento office (916) 993-7776 with your email address, to get set up for this NO-COST training.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES:

• PLACER COUNTY:
  
  SPRING RETREAT: "Building Relationships" on Friday, March 5, 4:00 p.m. to Sunday, March 7, 2010, 3:00 p.m. at Bear River Retreat Center in Colfax, CA. Fee is $25.00 (all meals and lodging included). Must RSVP by March 3, as space is limited. Call (916) 781-6214 for more information and directions. Come for the entire weekend or stay for the day. Reserve your spot for 30 hours of training!
  
  
• PLACER COUNTY (SIERRA COLLEGE FOSTER & KINSHIP CARE EDUCATION):
  
  “Reunification and Concurrent Families” on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., at CSOS, 11706 Enterprise Drive, Auburn, CA. Must RSVP by March 8th for childcare to (916) 781-6214.
  
  “Transitioning Young Adults; Navigating the Teen Years” on Friday, March 19, 2010, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m, at Sierra College Gateway, 333 Sunrise Avenue, Roseville, CA. Must RSVP by March 15th to (916) 781-6214. This is an interactive training for foster youth and their caregivers.
  
  
• BAY AREA SUPPORT GROUP:
  
  A support group for kinship caregivers and grandparents is being held on Wednesdays from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. at Family Resource Network, 5232 Claremont Avenue, Oakland, CA. For more information and RSVP call Sonia Waters at (510) 547-7322 x15.
  
  
• NEVADA COUNTY (NEVADA COUNTY FOSTER & KINSHIP CARE EDUCATION):
  
  “Nevada County: A Pilot Program for Foster Parenting in the State of California” with Rachel Pena on Friday, March 12, 2010, 9:00 to 11:00 a.m, at the Nevada County Superintendent of Schools Office, 112 Nevada City Highway, Nevada City, CA, in the Harold Houser Meeting Room. Must RSVP to Mary Jane at (530) 478-6400, ext. 210. Childcare will be provided in the adjoining Fellerson Room.
  
  “ADHD: Why does everyone assume the ADHD label is negative?” with Steve Saylar, MFCC, on Monday, March 29, 2010, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Nevada County Superintendent of Schools Office, 112 Nevada City Highway, Nevada City, CA, in the Harold Houser Meeting Room. Must RSVP to Mary Jane at (530) 478-6400, ext. 210. Sorry, no childcare is available.
  

FIRST AID AND CPR RE-CERTIFICATION:

• NEVADA COUNTY
  
  Saturday, March 6, 2010, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
  
  Thursday, March 18, 2010, 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.
  
  Location: The Nevada County Superintendent of Schools Office, Conference Room, 112 Nevada City Highway, Nevada City, CA.
  FEE: $30.00 per person for foster parents residing outside Nevada County. (Must be prepaid to confirm your reservation!) No cost for Nevada County foster parents.
  Please RSVP to Nikki Johnson at (530) 478-6400, x201. Certification is valid for two years.




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