Welcome to FKCE!
The statewide Foster and Kinship Care Education (FKCE) Program provides diverse workshops and training for foster parents, including specialized programs for relative caregivers, along with orientations to support their involvement with child protective services.
Video Link: What is Foster Care?
CONTACT:
FKCE Program Specialist Andressa Duran
805-922-6966 ext. 3588
FKCE@hancockcollege.edu
Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Find the class you would like to take.
- Click on the registration link under the class title.
- Complete all the registration questions.
- You will receive an email about joining the class.
- Download the Zoom app to access the trainign on a device (computer or phone) that
has a camera and a microphone.
- Click on the link to download Zoom to your device: https://zoom.us/download
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You do not need to sign up/register for a Zoom account to log in to training -- You only need to download the app if you will be joining from a smartphone or tablet.
- You must be available for the entire duration of the designated training hours.
- You must be able to participate the entire duration of the class undisturbed at a quiet location where your face is visible via video and where you are able to type.
- Log-on on time. Admittance to class will close 15 minutes after the start time.
- At least 24 hours in advance of the class, click on the Registration Link for your class.
- Each member of your household attending class must register separately.
- Your certificate will be emailed to you as a PDF within a 2 week period after training is complete.
- There will be a survey at the end of class. Please complete in order to have your attendance counted.
May 2024 Training Calendar
Course Offerings
Formación Especializada: Apoyo en Crianza
- Description: Esta capacitación brindará educación de calidad y apoyo a los cuidadores.Este será
un espacio seguro para construir comunidad y conexión, mientras compartimos nuestras
propias experiencias y recursos que son útiles.
- Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2024
- Time: 6-8pm
- Instructor: Maria Santana
Hope for the Journey PT 3
- Description: Hope for the Journey Conference sessions are led by professional practitioners. You
will
hear powerful stories from adult adoptees, foster care alumni, and adoptive parents in this conference-style simulcast. The conference provides incredibly practical interventions and builds on TBRI principles (Trust-Based Relational Intervention). This is Part 3 of a 4-part series.- Date: Thursday, May 30, 2024
- Time: 6:30-8:30pm
- Instructor: Michelle Moses
Why is it Important?
As California's foster care system experiences a more than 50% increase in the number of children, now reaching 105,000, the AHC-FKCE program is essential in equipping licensed foster parents and relative caregivers with crucial training and education to address the multifaceted and complex needs of the growing foster care population.
For the AHC FKCE training program, please view Spring 2024 (Current Month) Training Program here.
The California Department of Social Services is supporting Parents Anonymous in the launch of the new California Parent and Youth Helpline, which provides support and resource referrals to resource parents and youth during the current COVID-19 pandemic, 7-days a week, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Call or text 1-855-4APARENT (855-427-2736) for services in English, Spanish and other languages.
For more information, visit: https://caparentyouthhelpline.org/