Alabama Foster & Adoptive Parent Association

After 13 days the foster parents said they couldn’t do this anymore. It’s only took 13 days..

13 Days: What a Failed Foster Placement Really Does to a Child — LOW TIDE LIGHTHOUSE A foster family lasted 13 days before returning their placement. Here is what nobody is saying about what that does to the child and what every family needs to know before they say yes.

IMPORTANT information!!!!!

Medicaid has recently been audited and because of that audit they have a new policy that they will NOT renew Medicaid for any child who is not in an approved/compliant Foster home. This goes for kinship guardianship homes as well.

How does this affect you?

As you know, there are certain things that we have to keep updated in the system . Some examples are your family medicals, copies of drivers licenses, copies of auto insurance, copies of pet vaccines, etc..

The director will not sign off on your yearly home renewal until everything is in your file, and when your car insurance is due, or your license expires, that is flagged in the system. Without that signature, your home is technically not an approved / compliant home.

When you are asked to provide something for your file, please do it ASAP. There are cases where DHR has asked for a copy of auto insurance or drivers licenses or medicals and they are not getting sent in.

With this new Medicaid policy, Medicaid is freezing Children's insurance until everything is signed off on. This means if DHR has asked for a copy of your car insurance and you have not sent it, then they have not signed off on your approval, and when your child has to go to the doctor, they may not have coverage at that time. This also means that you’re home is not in compliance. Which also means that DHR may have to start removing children from noncompliant homes and placing them elsewhere.

Something as simple as not sending in a copy of requested paperwork can turn into a huge problem not only for you but also for the children. If you have anything outstanding, please get it to DHR ASAP and please understand the importance of submitting paperwork and documents in a timely manner.

Thank you for all that you do for these children! We all understand how busy life is, especially when you were bringing extra people into your already busy schedule, but this must be a priority.

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We are just over a week away from our 2026 AFAPA conference!!! We are looking forward to spending a few days with you and all
Of the great sessions we have lined up for this year! Some things you need to know:

📍The address is : 1314 Shocco Springs Rd, Talladega, AL 35160
⏰The conference begins at 12:30 pm on Thursday, May7th.
🍔Lunch is not provided on Thursday, so be sure to grab a bite online way down.
🛏️Room check in is at 4pm. We will have your keys on the patio in front of the chapel. 🖋️If you have not signed the waiver for shocco click the link to sign or you can sign when you get there, but we cannot hand out keys until the waiver is signed.

https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/e/wLZT84meDNycaeEvA6xedG/web/

🌺we will have a fun time of networking on Friday evening, bring your best Hawaiian look and let’s celebrate Ohana!

Shocco Springs Baptist Conference Center · 1314 Shocco Springs Rd, Talladega, AL 35160 ★★★★★ · Conference center

***CONFERENCE UPDATE*****

What an amazing group of foster, adoptive and kinship families we have!!!! We have had to close registration for the conference a few days early due to reaching capacity with our rooms. We can accomadate commuters who want to travel in for the day and we do have a few rooms that have only bunkbeds in them. If you have not registered and want to attend. Please contact
[email protected] or [email protected] and we can put you on a waitlist in case of cancellations. If you are interested in a bunkbed room or want to commute also please email us and we can make those arrangements.

******IIF YOU HAVE REGISTERED AND CANNOT MAKE IT--- PLEASE CONTACT ASAP US TO LET US KNOW SO THAT SOMEONE ELSE CAN HAVE YOUR ROOM.

We had to temporarily close registration because we had all rooms we were allocated filled. We worked today with Shocco and have received access to more rooms. We will open registration again tomorrow 4/23/26 by noon.

We have been sending out links to register for the CPR and Water Safety classes via email to those who are registered for the conference. We are posting the link now for those who may not have received it or have registered after the emails were sent.
CPR https://warriorcprfa.enrollware.com/enroll?id=13140176
Water Safety https://warriorcprfa.enrollware.com/enroll?id=13140176
You must register for the conference to attend the classes and they must be pre-registered.

Class Enrollment Please be assured that your information is protected and secure. We value your privacy and do not provide customer information to any third parties.

You've been asking......And we just couldn't wait....Here's a lineup of speakers and topics for this year's AFAPA Conference!!!
We have a Hawaiian theme going, so bring your best Hawaiian Attire and join the fun!!
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If you will notice CPR and Water safety must be pre registered. Once you register for the conference we will send out the registration link for those classes. CPR is limited to 25 per class, water safety does not have a class size limitation but you must still pre-register so that Warrior CPR can request payment from your county.