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What is 45 square ft.?
The required amount of square footage per child in a bedroom.
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Who is mobile crisis response?
Who one should call when a child is in crisis, based on the flow chart provided by Marilyn.
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What is a QR code?
A tool utilized to gain a fast response and acts as an optical label.
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Who is Jessica Hutton?
The person who bought a new Keurig for the office.
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What is professional development?
The daily, required time set out for each staff member.
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What is April through September?
The required months foster families have to do a tornado drill.
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What is a case plan?
This is the comprehensive written plan of care developed for each child in foster care by the child placing agency.
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What is the monthly newsletter?
An item provided to foster families with information, fun facts, and occasionally showcases family faces.
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Who are practicum students?
Individuals who may be temporary but are always vital roles within the agency.
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What is Child Abuse Awareness month?
Nationally Celebrated awareness in April.
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What is an exception?
A waiver of compliance with a specific family foster home regulation or any portion of a specific foster family home regulation that is granted by the secretary to an applicant or licensee.
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What is on-call?
The role utilized for emergency responses within the agency: it acts as an agent of mitigation to handle unpredictable services and malfunctions.
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What is a donation?
A humanitarian aid that takes various forms.
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Who are the building custodians?
Individuals that are not always the most thorough, but always mean well.
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What is the RFS store?
One of the most popular in the RFS office and sees the most visitors each day.
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What is 5 ft. high?
The height a pool should be enclosed by.
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What is a caregiver response tool?
A form that provides a consistent update on the children placed in each foster home, it assesses appointments, visitation, school/education, and any other specialized information specific to each child.
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What are Churches?
Social institutions that are a staple in the RFS and fostering community. They are often relied on for fellowship, donations, and to support those in various forms of need.
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Who are the board members?
The fiduciaries that steer the organization towards a sustainable future by adopting sound, ethical, and legal governance, and financial management policies.
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What is air freshener?
A product designed to remove and mask things in the office. It is often on personal desks, in bathrooms, or on shelves in the store.
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What is Child Abuse and Prevention Act?
An act put into place in 1973 to prevent abuse and require mandated reporting.
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What is a 30-day disruption?
What is put into place when a family foster home has had a child for six or more months but is no longer capable of caring for said child.
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What is McAfee Pool?
The location that was utilized for a large community engagement outreach activity at the end of the summer.
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Who is the Grinch?
The individual that made a family friendly appearance in 2022 to help RFS celebrate the holidays.
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What is Weary Traveler?
The songs all staff were asked to listen to in March.
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