Let’s take the first step together and help you to help those that need you the most.
Recertification Training is open to all Foster Parents, Adoptive Parents, Kinship Caregivers, DSS Child Welfare Staff, GALs, Group Home Staff, and Child Placing Agencies. There is no charge for attending.
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Connecting SC in an online portal that connects people to the needs of their community through A Home for Me. Click to see the needs of foster and kinship families in your area. Create an account and login to fulfill a need. Thank you for your kind generosity.
Whether you need community service hours or simply have a heartfelt calling to help children in need, we have opportunities available. Whether placing yard signs and posters, providing backpacks and/or contents for the Pack a SACK (Sponsor a College Kid) program, or starting a foster/adoptive parent program within your SC based church or organization…we have something for everyone!
Being a Foster or Adoptive Parent isn’t easy and it isn’t for everyone. But, if you have a heartfelt calling to make a difference in the life of a child, it will be the most rewarding experience you will ever have.
Heartfelt Calling is a program of the South Carolina Foster Parent Association. Our mission is to recruit foster and adoptive families who can provide a safe and loving home for children when they cannot remain safely in their current home.
We are dedicated to recruiting and training families so that the best needs of the child are served during this time of separation.
Below are the items that applicants will need to complete. Orientation is under one tab on the SCFPALMS and the other recorded webinars are listed under the Mandatory Tab on the SCFPALMS. This includes links to the National CPR Foundation site for completion of the CPR/AED/First Aid and Bloodborne Pathogens courses.
Participants will complete and should provide their licensing team with certificates for the following:
At the end of Orientation, participants will be required to download the following information at the end of Orientation prior to printing their certificate. (Orientation has its own tab on the SCFPALMS.
Healthcare Oversight – attend Healthcare Oversight Webinar – either live webinar or recorded.
CAIP – recorded webinar.
WIC – recorded webinar.
Social Media and Sex Trafficking – Sex Trafficking Live Webinar or Internet Safety Recorded Webinar and Intro to Human Trafficking Recorded Webinar.
CPR/AED/First Aid & Bloodborne Pathogen – National CPR Foundation (the cost of these are covered if you go through the links on the SCFPALMS)
In addition, there is a two-day, 14-hour live, interactive webinar for which Heartfelt Calling staff will register you once Orientation is completed.
The SCFPA, in collaboration with SCDSS, has started a Learning Management System with recorded webinars that you have FREE access to 24/7. We also have links to other LMS systems where you can access FREE 24/7 learning opportunities and we have a link to the The Tips for Child Care Institute that provides urgent hours for a fee.
CONGRATULATIONS Gary Johnson! It is our pleasure to recognize Gary Johnson, Transition Services and Support Case Manager with Greenville County DSS as Social Worker of the Month! Gary shows up and supports his young adults in an exemplary way, according to coworkers. He consistently treats his clients with respect and
CONGRATULATIONS Ikia Talbert! It is our pleasure to recognize Ikia Talbert, with Greenville County DSS as Social Worker of the Month! Advocate. Caring. Compassionate. These are just a few words that have been used to describe Ikia Talbert. “Ikia takes the time to listen to the children, youth and families
It is especially heartfelt when we have not one, not two, but THREE families nominating someone for Social Worker of the Month and that is the case with Ms. Tonya Robinson. CONGRATULATIONS Tonya Robinson! It is our pleasure to recognize Tonya Robinson, with Jasper County DSS as Social Worker of
CONGRATULATIONS Diedra Heyward! It is our pleasure to recognize Diedra Heyward, Foster Care Team Lead with Charleston County DSS! Thank you, Diedra, for outstanding service to children and families! From one of the foster families, “Mrs. Heyward is always one call away. If needed, she will even assist whenever she
CONGRATULATIONS Andrea Duffie! It is our pleasure to recognize Andrea Duffie, Foster Care Team Lead with Hampton County DSS! Thank you, Andrea, for outstanding service to children and families! From a co-worker, “I’ve had the pleasure of working with Andrea Duffie the last two years. She is a five-star example
CONGRATULATIONS Carlene Bennett! It is our pleasure to recognize Carlene Bennett, Transitional Youth Advocate with SCDSS! Thank you, Carlene, for outstanding service to children and families! From a coworker, “Mrs. Carlene Bennett has worked for the SC Department of Social Services since 2007 and has made a huge impact on
