{"id":39646,"date":"2015-10-22T03:13:55","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T09:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calgaryfosterparentsassociation.com\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2024-01-17T17:49:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T00:49:33","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crfka.ca\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"39646\" class=\"elementor elementor-39646\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5270be6 top-cont e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5270be6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80db58d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80db58d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00dc4f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00dc4f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mission Statement<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ebd9e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ebd9e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The Mission of the Calgary Foster Parents Association (CRFKA) is to provide support for Foster Families and to advocate for the betterment of children in care.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f290d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71f290d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3e622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f3e622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Values Statement<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff13cde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff13cde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Without regard to race, gender, age or disability, and in cooperation with Calgary Region Children&#8217;s Services, we accept, love and care for the children placed in our care until such time as they are able to return home or else be placed into another permanent setting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-dce-background-overlay-color=\"#000000\" data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/cfpaonline.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/family-with-dog-scaled-1.jpg\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5073cfa top-cont e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5073cfa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57f9cdf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57f9cdf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1873e03 elementor-widget 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our History<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7229733 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7229733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the 1960s, there was a strongly felt need for Alberta Foster Parents to band together into Associations to:<\/p><ul><li>support Foster Parents in struggles with often difficult situations.<\/li><li>better opportunities to children in care including special activities<\/li><li>create a sense of \u2018family\u2019 for Foster Parents<\/li><li>provide a centralized voice with the provincial government<\/li><\/ul><p>Edmonton led the way in forming their Association in 1967.<\/p><p>Calgary followed a year later with the formation of the Calgary and District Foster Parents Association (CRFKA) in 1968.<\/p><p>In 2018, the CRFKA will celebrate 50 years of aiding and assisting Foster Parents, organizing events for children in care and being a voice to various levels of the Provincial Government.<\/p><p>The Alberta Foster Parent Association was formed in 1975 as an umbrella organization to represent not only foster parents in Calgary and Edmonton but other areas of the Province. The CRFKA continues to show strong support to the Alberta Foster Parent Association.<\/p><p>Over the years, the CRFKA has continued to promote and honor the valuable work of foster parents in the Calgary Area. We do this through our participation in the National Foster Parents Awareness week every October. Key activities for this week in Calgary include.<\/p><ul><li>Flag raising for foster parents at City Hall. Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi participated with us in 2015<\/li><li>An awards banquet recognizing:<ul><li>Foster Family of the Year<\/li><li>Child and Family Worker of the Year<\/li><li>Kinship Family of the Year<\/li><li>Mentor Recognition Award recipient<\/li><li>Long serving Foster Parents<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>The Calgary Foster Parents Association is proud of a long history of helping Foster Parents and Children in Care. As we reach our 50th year of service, we welcome new generations of leadership to continue this role.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58fa64b e-con-full top-cont e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58fa64b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36cc583 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36cc583\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b07d66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b07d66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Board Of Directors<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee73ad0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee73ad0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are eleven board positions for the Calgary and District Foster Parents Association. 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