THE SPRING 2008 TRAINING ACADEMY CATALOG OF WORKSHOPS IS HERE!
NEW: Click here to view our Spring 2008 Training Academy Catalog
NEW: Click here to register for training workshops ONLINE!
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Click here to download the 2007 Legislative Session Report
Click here to download MARFY's 2008 Public Policy Goals and Priorities
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Maryland Association of Resources for Families and Youth
MARFY, in partnership with the Community College of Baltimore County at Catonsville, will continue offering courses toward the Child and Youth Care Practitioner Certificate Program
this Spring!!!
We are currently seeking a minimum of 30 students to register for the classes, “Introduction to the Field of Child and Youth Care” and “Life Skills Development” for the Spring 2008 semester to be used toward the Child and Youth Care Practitioner Certificate Program
Who: Direct Care Workers who would like to improve their knowledge and skills in the field and prospective child and youth care workers looking to enter the field
When: Spring 2007- 15 week session, classes to occur every Wednesday afternoon beginning late January and ending in May
Where: CCBC-Catonsville, Dundalk, Eastern Shore and online
How: Interested students should contact Heidi Holland at 410 974-4901 hholland@marfy.org or Lisa Boone at (410) 455-4379 or lboone@ccbcmd.edu
Price: Tuition is approximately $300 per student per course. MARFY members will receive this in-county tuition regardless of the county the student lives or works.
Click here for the Overview of the Child and Youth Care Practitioner Certificate Program
Or, click here to go to the MARFY Training Academy Page for more information.
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"The Maryland Association of
Resources for Families and Youth (MARFY)
is an association of private sector agencies joined by a common commitment to improving the lives of children, youth and families"
About Us:
MARFY is a non-profit 501(c)3 association of child and family services agencies throughout Maryland. MARFY's membership is made up of 55 private sector agencies providing services through nearly two-hundred programs across the State. Services are provided in group homes, treatment centers, shelters, alternative schools, day treatment programs, independent living programs, treatment family foster homes and intensive in-home services for children living with their families.
VISION: MARFY will be the pre-eminent voice for Maryland’s children, youth and families who stand in need.
MISSION: MARFY is a provider network, committed to strengthening families, youth and communities through its advocacy for a responsive and accountable system of care that provides high-quality, holistic and culturally competent services to those in need.
MARFY’s Guiding Principles:
- Children have a right to education, to physical and mental health care, and to be safe, nurtured and supported in the homes and communities where they live.
- Services need to be provided where families live and where children go to school and must build on existing child, family and community strengths and resources.
- Programs and services, and the people who provide them, must respect ethnic and cultural diversity.
- Children and parents must be involved in making decisions about the services they receive.
- Communities are the source of opportunity for children and families and must be supported in their efforts to strengthen families, protect children and to prepare them for adulthood.
- Strategies to strengthen children, families and communities must move people to self reliance.
- Fear, prejudice and discrimination that would prevent children in the child welfare and juvenile systems from living in the community must be eliminated.
MARFY’s Goals
Goal # 1 - MARFY will continually add to its visibility, viability, and credibility in our member community, our state, and the nation
Goal # 2 – MARFY is a provider community with a workforce that will deliver the highest quality of care and services to children and their families.
Goal # 3 - MARFY will continuously define, evaluate, and advocate for the highest standards of care and services for children and their families
Goal # 4 - MARFY will contribute to the sustainability and viability of its members’ programs and services
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