Documents
This policy helps assess the financial stability of a foster parent.
what is a budget sheet?
Known unofficially as the 'lost check whisperer,' this staff member processes direct deposits and fields payment concerns
Who is Thelma Hardaman?
Used to assess charges from presumptive disqualifiers to pending matters, this form helps determine if a foster home remains safe.
What is a safety assessment?
HAFH- This acronym represents ensuring children in foster care have a stable and nurturing place to sleep each night.
What is Home Away From Home (HAFH)?
This Spanish dish combines rice, saffron, seafood, and vegetables, and is often cooked in a wide, shallow pan.
What is paella?
If a foster parent can't make it, this agreement guides the person who takes their place
What is a back up agreement?
From biometric clearances to recert approvals, this staff member’s inbox is a hub of compliance and coordination. (State full name)
Who is Nilda Figuereo?
This 16-page deep dive explores everything from parenting styles to psychosocial history—before a home can be certified.
What is a Household Composition?
FRRS- This acronym represents a comprehensive approach to bringing in, keeping, and supporting foster families throughout their journey.
What is Family Recruitment Retention and Support (FRRS)?
what's the name of the café featured in the show Friends?
what is Central Perk?
This agreement binds caregivers to uphold state standards, from prudent parenting to HIV confidentiality
what is OCFS Foster Parent Agreement
She’s the one who assigns your first case, tracks your progress, and isn’t afraid to call out the real story in a meeting. (Full name required)
Who is Freda Forbes?
This comprehensive document evaluates everything from parenting style to psychosocial history—and determines if a foster home stays open in CONNECTIONS (state the full name of the assessment report).
what is a ANNUAL REAUTHORIZATION ASSESSMENT AND DETERMINATION?
TRIPP- This acronym stands for a trauma-informed training program designed to prepare foster parents for the emotional needs of children
What is TRIPP (Trauma Responsive Intensive Parenting Program)?
What year was the New York Foundling Founded?
1869
This document evaluates the physical and environmental safety of a foster home, including sanitation, and fire drills.
What is a Safety Review?
She’s the one who tracks your attendance like a ghost, spills the resource parent tea like a pro, and runs intake like a boss. Who is she?
Who is Jossie Vergara?
This document is the final boss of certification paperwork—if you don’t fill it out right, CONNECTIONS will close the home faster than you can say 'SEL' (state full name of the report)
What is a Final Assessment and Determination report?
NTDC- This training helps train and develop foster and adoptive parents across the country.
What is National Training and Development Curriculum NTDC?"
This former Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services became CEO of The New York Foundling in 2022.
Who is Melanie Hartzog?
Used during internal case reassignments, this document preserves the foster home’s history and compliance status
What is a case transfer form?
which staff member is a Hunter College Alumni?
Who is Jarlin Moncion?
If a teen in care has thoughts, this is where they spill them—from how they’re treated to whether their foster parent supports their TikTok dreams
What is a youth voice questionnaire?
MAPP- This acronym is a widely used model for preparing foster and adoptive families through structured group sessions.
What is Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting MAPP?
This Italian dessert’s name translates to ‘pick me up’ and is made with coffee-soaked ladyfingers and mascarpone.
What is tiramisu?