FACES members are invited to cast their votes for the new FACES Board of Directors by clicking here. Votes must be received by April 10, 2010.

Be a part of the health care solution and provide us with information about your experiences in arranging health care for children in foster care. The Virginia Department of Social Services is seeking to improve the medical, mental health, and dental care of children in foster care. Please take 10 minutes to complete this short FACES survey about the experiences you have had with the most recent child living in your home for foster care. Click Here to take survey. Please log on and help inform the solution!

FACES urges all members and other persons interested in improving the child welfare system to learn more about current efforts underway at the Virginia Department of Social Services. Click on this link to learn about Virginia's new practice model and the upcoming Governor's Conference on Child Welfare Transformation: www.vafamilyconnections.com.

Please contact your FACES office to apply for a FACES scholarship to attend this conference. We may be reached by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by calling us at 877-823-2237 (VA FACES).

The Virginia Department of Social Services has implemented the rate structuring tool for private provider use of enhanced maintenance payments to foster parents. For more information from VDSS on this activity please click on this link: http://www.dss.virginia.gov/family/fc/rate.cgi

The Foster Care Code of Ethics and Mutual Responsibility Agreement has been implemented statewide. Since July 2009, all foster parents are now entitled to received this agreement and a financial agreement which identifies the amount and the DATE that foster parents will receive their maintenance checks.

Would you like your agency to provide you with a placement authorization card for your wallet/purse? Click on this link (Placement Agreement Authorization Card.doc) for a sample card to take to your agency. It is a Word document and can be modified to reflect the unique procedure at your agency. The card has a front and back.