NOTABLE NEWS Meghan Tarantino – Editor

Mahoning County CSB

September 2015

FOSTER PARENT ASSOCIATION NEWS

From the Desk of the President

Hope everyone had a great August. First if you had not guessed we had to cancel the August

meeting due to scheduling conflicts. September is here and the FPA meeting will take place

on Monday, September 21st. I know it is not the second Monday, but I am moving it to when

there is already training going on in the building. It is important that you attend this

meeting. I will look to have a speaker and we will discuss activities for the kids, fundraisers

and the Christmas party. Your input is always appreciated.

The Princess Gala event also happened in August. 85 girls received a day at the spa, dress,

limo ride, photo shoot, and a party with a DJ. Thanks to all who helped to make this event a

success.

Canfield Fair is coming September 2nd through the 9th. If you go out be sure to stop by the

Mahoning County Children Services booth in the Medical Building.

As always please feel free to call/text me with any questions or comments you have. Thanks.

Jason

WELCOME

I’d like to welcome newly licensed foster parent Angela Kingsley. Angela is from Austintown and is

open to foster children 0-12 years old. Welcome and best of luck on this endeavor!

FPA Officers:

President: Jason Pavone

(330) 518-1953

Vice-President: Marguerite Felice-

LaFontaine (330) 623-3779

Secretary: DeaAnna Dille

(330) 651-2847

Treasurer: Taffy Pavone

(330) 559-8351

SHOUT OUTS

I would like to give a shout out to foster caregiver Pam Bowers for being move than

accommodating for a placement and calling to check on me the next day! Kelly Rader

EMERGENCY HOMES NEEDED

If you are willing to take after hour/weekend placements, please consider being an Emergency Placement Home.

These placements receive $35 a day for the first 10 days, and are a short-duration placement, lasting no longer

than 30 days. If you’re interested in hearing more information, please contact Meghan Tarantino at 330-941-

8859.

PLEASE BE AWARE

PLEASE BE AWARE: There is an unauthorized Facebook Page created by an unknown

individual. Please do not post anything to this page as it is not created, supported, or

managed by Mahoning County Children Services.

HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE

The agency has renewed its Health and Safety Committee. This group is to look at and address

any current and ongoing health and safety issues related to the work place. At this time we are

looking at various ways to improve safety of the CSB building and for CSB staff. In the month of

August, one of the ways we looked at improving safety was to lower the garage doors in order to limit access to the

building. This was a trial basis for the month of August. It will then be decided if this is an effort that will

improve safety and will either continue or the doors will be reopened. If, due to the closed doors, you have any

issues that surround pick up or drop off of foster children, please talk with your worker ahead of time in order to

plan your transportation.

MEGHAN’S RULE UPDATE

Please refer to your Foster Parent Manual Chapter 5, pages 6 & 7 for the entire policy.

3. Daycare Contract Guidelines

a) Payment will not exceed the state rates for daycare billing. Rates will remain the same

from January 1 to December 31 each year.

b) Payment will only be for actual days and hours the children attend.

c) Billing cycle ends on the last day of the month. Bills must be submitted on a monthly basis

by the 7th day of the following month.

d) Documentation in either signature or electronic form will be required with foster parent’s

signature for each day the child attends daycare. This sign-in, sign-out sheet is required

to be attached to the Day Care Invoice Form. (Appendix 5-J)

e) Invoices must include daycare address, the child’s specific age and rate, and shall be

itemized daily with a total amount due. Invoices without this information will be returned

delaying payment.

f) Failure to submit accurate and verifiable billing information may result in the termination

of the contract.

g) Mahoning County Children Services will only pay up to 8.5 hours per day, five days per

week. The foster parent is responsible for payments over 8.5 hours.

h) Because of high volume/turnover Mahoning County Children Services does not pay any

additional fees such as registration, activity or associated fees.

YOGA AND FOSTER CARE

“We are familiar with the therapeutic benefits of Yoga. Here’s another look at its benefits.”

Anthony’s Story: Yoga and Foster Care

Anthony, from the latest episode of Urban Yogis on The Chopra Well, is an exception to the

trend. He grew up in and out of foster care, back and forth between his mother and various temporary homes. As

he explains in the episode, his mother never fed him or provided him with basic life needs. Let alone the more

intangible necessities of love comfort, and security. He was never with her long before being sent to another

foster home, making for a fairly unstable childhood.

With the help of his final foster family, as well his own drive and will to survive, Anthony emerged from his youth

with a clear vision for the future. He’s proud of the life he has created for himself – living independently in a

supportive housing unit, pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, and aspiring to get a PhD in

Mathematics. Anthony didn’t just survive his childhood; and he isn’t just “getting by” now. He has discovered his

passion and ambition. He has embarked on a difficult and rewarding path, made all the more remarkable by his

challenging childhood. Through his weekly yoga practice, Anthony further refines this path by learning to pay

attention to his moods, focus his mind, and discover strength in every subtle movement and breath.

How does a young person emerge from such a difficult childhood and thrive in adulthood? What facilities this

resilience and ambition? It could be that some experience along the way provided just enough of a glimmer of

home – a supportive social worker, a beautiful song, a loving foster family, an inspiring lesson from history. In

Anthony’s case, a large part of his success comes from the opportunity to live alone and get acquainted with his own

strength and competence. Yoga has played a large role, as well. As his instructor, Eddie Stern, says, yoga allows us

to slow down and focus on our movement and breath. Through this, we come to see that we are individuals with

minds and bodies and souls of our own. We aren’t just witnesses of a world going on around us, but rather

conscious agents of our own life story. Past, present and future aside, Anthony is his own man. And there is a

great pride in that.

See more from The Chopra Well

http://www.prana.com/life/2012/11/28/anthonys-story-yoga-and-foster-care/

TRAININGS

The state has created a new series of trainings for Pre-service! Historically, once you become licensed, you

are not permitted to retake pre-service for ongoing training hours. Since this upcoming pre-service is new

to all, you are permitted to take each session ONCE for ongoing training credit.

Please consider taking Module 3, Module 4, Module 6 and Module 8. These are trauma-focused and must be taken

in sequence as each Module builds on the next Module.

Contact your licensing worker to register. E-Track will NOT allow you to register for these trainings.

901-PS1-S-2015 Monday, October 5

5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Brian Lowery

902-PS2-S-2015 Wednesday, October 7

5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Kathy Lowery

903-PS3-S-2015 Wednesday, October 14

5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Kathy Lowery

903-PS4-S-2015 Wednesday, October 21

5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Kathy Lowery

903-PS5-S-2015 Monday, October 26

5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Brian Lowery

904-PS6-S-2015 Wednesday, October 28

5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Kathy Lowery

907-PS7-S-2015 Monday, November 2

5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Kathy Lowery

905-PS8-S-2015 Wednesday, November 4

5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Kathy Lowery

908-PS9-S-2015 Tuesday, November 10

5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Kathy Lowery

906-PS10-S-2015 Thursday, November 12

5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Kathy Lowery

909-PS11-S-2015 Monday, November 16

5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Kathy Lowery

909-PS12-S-2015 Wednesday, November 18

5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Kathy Lowery

MAHONING COUNTY All trainings are being held at the Mahoning County Children’s Services building at 222 W. Federal St., 3rd Floor, Youngstown,

OH 44503. You can register through E-track at https://e-track.teds.com/EveryOne/TEDSEveryOne.isp or by calling your

licensing worker.

Monday, September 21, 2015

5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

923-40 Helping Children with Self-Esteem

Presented by Sister Madeleine Rybicki

Monday, September 28, 2015

5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

948-PA03-S Impact of Adoption on Birth Children in the Adoptive Home

Presented by Ann Bagley

COLUMBIANA COUNTY DJFS You can register through E-Track or by calling Julie Hayden 330-379-1976. You can also go online to

http://www/columbianacountyjfs.org/dept/fosterparenting.aspx?pageNumber=4 for trainings offered in that county.

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

925-80 Working with Aggressive Children

Presented by Sister Madeleine Rybicki

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

925-115 When Children Fight

Presented by Susan Tucker

TRUMBULL COUNTY You can register through E-Track at https://e-track.teds.com/EveryOne/TEDSEveryOne.isp or contact your licensing worker.

Saturday, September 12, 2015

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

925-58 Home Invasion: Overcoming Media Madness

Presented by Anthony President

Monday, September 21, 2015

6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

925-134 Runaway Foster Youth

Presented by Brian Lowery

Thursday, September 24, 2015

6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

994-2 Educational Advocacy: Helping Your Child to be

Successful in School

Presented by Kathy Lowery

PORTAGE COUNTY DJFS You can register through E-Track at https://e-track.teds.com/EveryOne/TEDSEveryOne.isp or contact your licensing worker.

Monday, September 14, 2015

6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

925-114 How to Effectively Deal with Lying Behaviors

Presented by Sherry Doherty

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

994-2 Educational Advocacy: Helping Your Child to be Successful in School

Presented by Kathy Lowery

Please make sure that when you attend a training to sign in and name the agency/county where you are

from, otherwise, you may not get credit.

REMINDER PLEASE DO NOT BRING CHILDREN TO TRAININGS

You can earn up to 3 credit hours for reading a book, however, you must contact your licensing worker for a book review outline

that is required for training credit. You can also earn 3 training hours by watching Despicable me, Juno, Like Dandelion Dust or

Meet the Robinsons and completing the movie guide. You can contact your licensing worker about getting the movie guide.

Movies can be rented from your local video store, Redbox, Netflix or your local library.

SIPS ask your licensing worker for SIPS.

Online addresses: www.fosterparentcolleg.com, www.fosterparent.com and www.fosterclub.com.

Webinars are also a great way to get your hours. Akron Children’s Hospital offers many informative webinars regarding

children’s health issues. Please note that you can earn up to 12 hours in a 2 year time frame by reading a book, watching a

movie, doing SIPS, or going online.

Please contact Bob or Mary Noble for more information.

The Agency will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2015 in

observance of Labor Day.

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FPA Annual Dues

I wish to join the F.P.A. for 2015. Enclosed is $30.00 for family’s dues.

Name: _________________________

Address: __________________________

Phone: _____________________

Send dues to: Taffy Pavone

573 Squirrel Hill Drive

Boardman, OH 44512