Kentucky Foster and Adoptive Parent Training Support Network

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Kentucky Foster and Adoptive Parent Training Support Network

The KY Foster and Adoptive Parent Training Support Network is a statewide organization for foster/adoptive parents. The Network is comprised of 15 regional teams of experienced foster/adoptive parents who work to provide support and training to current foster/adoptive parents and recruit new homes for Kentucky's waiting children.

 

Investigation Support

If you are in need of Investigation or Allegation support, please contact the Network for immediate assistance: Download Network Investigation Booklet

 

Upcoming Training

• Anxiety & Depression in Foster Youth - October 6, 2025 - 6:00-8:00 pm cst - Zoom - Email aprilsjpc@owens.twcbc.com to register
• Sensory Processing Disorder - October 15, 2025 - 11:00 am - 1:00 pm est - Tumbleweed 4255 Outerloop, Louisville - Text Jeanne Smith at 502-639-1338 to register 
• Brain, Behavior, & Regulation - October 21, 2025 - 6:00-8:00 pm cst - Zoom - Email jacquelynsmiles@gmail.com to register
• Parenting in Racially & Culturally Diverse Families - November 7, 2025 - 6:00-8:00 pm est - ChickFilA 1840 N. Dixie Hwy, Elizabethtown - Email emily.fintel@wku.edu to register
• Kinship Caregiving - November 10, 2025 - 8:00-10:00 pm est - Zoom - Email emily.fintel@wku.edu to register

 

Join Our Team

Want to play a part in supporting foster/adoptive parents? Join your local Network team! Teams work together to provide training opportunities and peer support to fellow foster/adoptive parents and also work to recruit foster/adoptive homes for Kentucky's children. Network members are paid $16 per hour for approximately 20 hours of work per month. Mileage and child care expenses are also reimbursable at the current state rate.

Apply to join the Network

 

Contact Us

Select your region to contact your local team.

Network Coordinator

Lori Dowdy
lori.dowdy@wku.edu
270.705.7795

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Find your local Network team.