Location: BGS [map]
Phone: (949) 582-4884
Fax: (949) 364-2513
scfkce@saddleback.edu

Nicole Loftus
Program Director
(949) 582-4217

Lilia Peterson
Program Assistant
(949) 582-4884

Office Hours:
Monday- Friday
7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Closed Weekends

Foster & Kinship Care Education Program

Our Mission:

The Foster and Kinship Care Education Program provides quality education and support opportunities to caregivers of children and youth in out-of-home care so that these providers may meet the educational, emotional, behavioral and developmental needs of children and youth.

"The More We Know, The More They Grow"

FKCE Guiding Values:

The development of the Foster and Kinship Care Education program is guided by the belief that children and youth will achieve their fullest potential when:

Children/youth feel they belong to families that are strong, safe and nurturing.
There is consistency in care.
Caregivers are qualified, caring and knowledgeable.
Caregivers are retained.
Caregivers are linked to and collaborate with community support services.
There is permanency that is in the best interest of the child.

Special Events/Workshops: January - June 2013

We invite you to click “Classes” on the left toolbar to view the most current newsletter in its entirety. New series, specialized trainings, and guest speakers were added to the schedule, plus you will find information on the recurring monthly sites and details on CPR/1st Aid, PRIDE, Attachment, and Adoption classes. Courses are offered at a variety of sites throughout Orange County for your convenience. Please refer to the catalog MAP to find a location nearest you.

To register for any class, please call (949) 582-4884 or email: scfkce@saddleback.edu

**Please note the following changes:

1) The Buena Park monthly group will now be taught by Deborah Fricke.

2) The Garden Grove monthly group will now be taught by Arnette Edwards.

3) The May 11th CPR class will only be held in Mission Viejo.

Remaining Specialized Trainings for January- June 2013:

• Adoption Promotion Support Workshops. Three different locations and instructors; Spanish and English classes. Free childcare and refreshments. Please see page 8 in the newsletter for the details.

• Vietnamese Parenting Series, instructed by Sylvia Dang. Meetings held the 2nd Saturday of each month (Janaury 12, February 9, March 9, April 13, and May 11) from 9:00 am-3:30 pm (7200 Plaza Street, Westminster 92683). Refreshments provided.

• Olive Crest hosts monthly guest speakers on the 2nd Thursday of the month from 6:00-9:00 pm (Olive Crest, 2130 E. 4th St. Suite 200, Santa Ana 92705). See page 14 for information on all guest speakers and topics. .

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