50% off on EVERYTHING!!
Let’s end the year with a bang! ½ off on EVERYTHING! – Starting December 21 and ends December 30!

Holiday Hours:   The Store and Center will be closed on the following days: December 24, 25, 26 and December 31 and January 1.

This is Good News - Treasure Food Boxes!
http://www.thetreasurebox.org Order online by credit card or come into the store with cash orders before November 8 –must pick up at our site on NOVEMBER 21st between 12:30 and 2:30. The Treasure Box provides local families and individuals with a great tool to assist in stretching monthly food budgets – a pre-assembled box of popular and nutritious grocery food items worth between $65-100 that can be purchased for only $30.

Each box contains 21-25 pounds of high quality, frozen foods including chicken, pork, beef or seafood, in addition to vegetables, fruit, a side dish and a dessert. Now that’s a great way to stretch your budget!

And anyone can order –tell your family, friends and neighbors!

This will be available very month. Check out their site to see all the incredible food that is included.

WE have our own Customized toolbar!

Please download and use to search and shop the web. The new link for the Foster Care Auxiliary of Orange County toolbar is: (just click and follow the directions) If you have any problems, call Greg at the center on Saturdays between 9-12 and he’ll help you out.

http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/foster-care-auxiliary-of-orange-county

Thanks for your support!

Baby gear loaner program …check it out on our ‘services’ web page!

You can now see exactly what is available for loan in this program.

Join us on Monday morning, January 4th, from 9am-11am for our support group and training. Two hours of training credit will be given and your member shopping can be done immediately following the meeting. For information or to register call 714 778-3383 or email FosterCareAux@yahoo.com

January 4th: Running Away
Each year 800,000 children between the ages of 10 and 18 run away from home and are reported missing – that’s one out of seven kids! The discussion will include different types of running away behavior with foster and adoptive families, what parents can do to prevent it, and how they can promote more positive behavior.

January 7th, 2010 12:00pm:
C.R.I.S.-Caregiver Recording Information Systems:
Make Record Keeping Easy! This is one of the most innovative programs made specifically for caregivers and foster families. Two hours of training credit plus the software program will be given for attending this training.
Register Early Limited Space each month!

*One software program per Orange County Social Services Foster, Adoptive or Kinship Family household.
Sponsored by Saddleback College Foster & Kinship Care Education Program
To Register call 714 778-3383 or email FosterCareAux@yahoo.com

January Member Distribution Days (always between the 1st & 2nd Saturdays)

Please remember the Focus Member Sat is by appointment only
Email fostercareaux@yahoo.com or call 714 778-3383 up to 1 week prior to the first Saturday for your appointment. 
Focus Group (those with foster or former foster children in home)
January 2 (Saturday) 9am – 2pm by appointment only
January 4 & 5 (Mon & Tues) 11am – 1pm

Supporting Group
January 8 & 9 (Fri & Sat) 11am – 1pm

Camp To Belong
Foster Care Auxiliary and The Eddie Nash Foundation are proud to be partners in bringing Camp To Belong to Orange County. Please contact me if you’d like to be involved in the 2010 Camp To Belong.

Camp To Belong is a national organization whose motto is to give siblings the right to reunite.

Visit www.camptobelongoc.org to find out more!

See our web site, call or email for more info on any of them.  

View the flyer HERE