Healing children in foster care by empowering, supporting, and advocating for Families
DonateYears Serving Foster Care Community
Children in DC Foster Care
Families Served by FAPAC Each Year
Our Mission
Empower and advocate for families and youth involved in the child welfare system, to promote the long-term stability of families in the nation’s capital.
ANNUAL EVENTS
For Foster Teens
[April] Foster youth aged 16-21, and foster parents are invited to join us for an exciting learning experience. Youth will learn to prepare for adulthood, connect with peers and speakers, and enjoy fun games and prizes. Parents will engage in informative workshops and earn credit hours toward their fostering license.
For Everyone
[May] All are welcome to join us for a night of cocktails, light fare, live music, and dancing as we honor champions of children in foster care. FAPAC honors a Lifetime Advocacy Achievement Award Recipient, an Advocate of the Year, A Foster Parent of the Year, a Foster Youth of the Year, a Parent of the Year, and a Partner of the Year.
For Foster Families
[December] Foster and adoptive families are welcome to join us for Christmas for Kids in Foster Care, where children who have been separated from their siblings can reconnect! During this heartfelt reunification event, every child who attends receives a gift and enjoys fun activities, games, dancing, and a great meal.
VISION
Every child in the nation’s capital is safe, supported, and nurtured by their birth, kinship, foster, or adoptive family, and every family is
empowered to uphold the well-being and dignity of the children in their care.
We have been foster and adoptive parents in D.C. for several years, and have always found the information and services offered by FAPAC to be helpful. Recently, we also reached out to FAPAC with a specific advocacy request to help our child continue receiving services when CFSA switched service providers. Their staff helped us interface with CFSA and another DC government agency to get things moving, and we were able to apply for additional resources to ensure that our child could continue receiving services. We are grateful for FAPAC’s support and assistance.