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Resources for families during the COVID-19 pandemic

ABOUT US

What We Believe

The Arizona Association for Foster and Adoptive Parents was founded in 2003 to serve the foster, adoptive and kinship families who care for Arizona’s most vulnerable children. We are all volunteers, and all foster and adoptive parents.

We believe there is strength in numbers, and in speaking with one voice for Arizona’s foster and adoptive families. Please join us and help to make all of us stronger and better in our service to the children in Arizona!

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AZAFAP invites all foster, adoptive and kinship families to join our Association for FREE. Premier memberships, that include extra member benefits, are available per couple or individual membership.

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MEMBERS

Working in partnership with child welfare professionals and the community, our purpose is to support, educate, empower and provide a unified voice for Arizona’s foster and adoptive families, with the goal of increasing the well-being and stability of Arizona’s most vulnerable children.

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OUR RECENT POSTS

Invisible Puzzle Pieces

by heather | August 4, 2020 | Thoughts for Families | 0 Comments

The other day my grandson, Max, 4, said, “Nana, when are we going to the Show and Tell House?” We were in the car on the way to Oak Creek Canyon for a change of scenery, beach towels and floaties at the ready. Max was once enrolled in a preschool class so the...

AZAFAP Virtual Picnic

by admin | July 31, 2020 | Celebrations, Events, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Premier Members enjoyed the azafap virtual picnic event state-wide at the end of July! Families received a certificate for a free meal for each member of the family. Kids meals came complete with a fire hat! Many families joined the virtual Zoom picnic...

When Trust isn’t a 2-Way Street

by heather | July 24, 2020 | Thoughts for Families, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

I’m thinking a lot about what it means to have a traumatized teen enter my home. I’ve told him that in this home we don’t have sex with kids or hit them. I’ve told him the household routines he can expect. I’ve made sure that coming to my home was his choice, not...

Whose Journey is this?

by Cathy Tompkins, MA | June 4, 2020 | Thoughts for Families, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Off my chest Whose journey is this? Who is the traveler and who are the attendants on their journey? We have a responsibility not only to these hurting children and their families but also to the systems and institutions that contributed to their marginalization and...

Too Much Togetherness?

by Cathy Tompkins, MA | May 6, 2020 | Thoughts for Families | 0 Comments

The longer this stay at home situation is necessary the more likely our coping mechanisms will get stretched thin. AZAFAP Happy Hour happens every Friday at 9 if you need a friendly face or understanding ear. I host them from the comfort of my couch. Watch your email...

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Location: 3110 East Thunderbird Rd., Suite 110
Phoenix, AZ 85032

Phone: 602-884-1801

Fax: 602-274-4384

Email: info@azafap.org

AZAFAP Hours: M-F: 8:30am - 4:30pm

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