Volume 8 of ITAO’s newsletter, E Pūlama Nā Keiki.

Vol. 08, Issue 1

• Federal Tax Benefits for Foster and Adoptive Parents and Kinship Caregivers
• Information That Can Be Shared with Foster Parents
• Foster Parent Participation in Court Hearings
• Scholarship Opportunities for Youth in or formerly in Foster Care
• Summary of Services and Support available to Foster Parents (some specific to Oahu or DHS foster parents)
• News from the Neighbor Islands
• Update on DHS Respite Funds
• Mailbag–Letters to the Editor
• Foster Parent’s Prize-winning Cookie Recipe

Download: HFPA Newsletter 2003 March

Vol. 08, Issue 2

• Kapiolani CARE Program–Health Evaluations for Children in Foster Care
• Questions Judges, Lawyers, Social Workers and Foster Parents Should Ask
• Legal Aid Advocacy Program
• The Art of Effective Advocacy
• Letters to the Editor
• Neighbor Island News
• Captain’s Club Sailing Program

Download: HFPA Newsletter 2003 June

Vol. 08, Issue 3

• Federal Child and Family Services Review: Hawaii’s Turn
• Rights of Foster Parents
• HFPA Participates in Taste of Honolulu
• Three Little Words–Youth Describes Her Adoption Day in Award-winning Article
• How to Dress and Behave at Court Review Hearings
• DHS Reimbursement for Mileage and School Expenses
• Support HFPA Through Your Donations

Download: HFPA Newsletter 2003 September

Vol. 08, Issue 4

• Conference 2003 Highlights
• The Care and Feeding of Foster Parents–from Denise Goodman’s Conference Workshop
• $10,160 Federal Tax Credit Available for Special Needs Adoption
• Moving a Child into a Prospective Permanent Family–A Checklist for Social Workers
• Neighbor Island News
• Letters to the Editor

Download: HFPA Newsletter 2004 January