OUR GOAL

What We Do

OUR GOAL

TO MAKE FOSTER CARE

What We Do

OUR GOAL

TO MAKE FOSTER CARE AND EXCELLENCE

What We Do

OUR GOAL

TO MAKE FOSTER CARE AND EXCELLENCE SYNONYMOUS

What We Do

What We Do

The Quality Parenting Initiative is an approach to strengthening foster care by refocusing on excellent parenting for all children in the child welfare system.

We Strive

We Strive
to improve parenting, recruit and retain excellent families and create a network of shared information and ideas

We Seek

We Seek
to give caregivers a voice in the issues that effect children in their care as well as how the system treats them.

We Hope

We Hope
to rebrand foster care by changing the expectations of and support for foster parents and other caregivers

The key elements of the process are defining the expectations of caregivers, clearly articulating these expectations, and then aligning the system so that those goals can become a reality.

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QPI Process Chart — QPI Process
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Sample Partner Agreement — Sample Partner
Agreement

“This is not about foster parents, it’s about foster children and their families.”

This is not about foster parents, it's about foster children and their families

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QPI: Quality Parenting Initiative

For QPI information outside of the network, email info@ylc.org