• Executive Director, National Foster Parent Association
• Board of Directors, Texas Foster Care Association
• Board Member, SAFE Coalition for Human Rights
• Advisory Board Member, NCTSN
• Chair, Board of Directors, EveryChild, Inc. Texas
• Board Member, Texas COAC
• Foster Care Consultant
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The National Foster Parent Association is a non-profit, volunteer organization established in 1972 as a result of the concerns of several independent groups that felt the country needed a national organization to meet the needs of foster families in the United States.
Today, NFPA has grown from an original group of 926 foster parents, 210 social workers and 59 other professionals to an organization that represents thousands of foster families nationwide through foster parent affiliates.
This mission of the NFPA is to be a respected national voice for foster, kinship, and adoptive families through networking, education, and advocacy. "The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life."
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