WHEREAS, Orphan Care Alliance, Inc. (OCA) is a non-profit entity dedicated to assisting and supporting families and children; and
WHEREAS, Printed & Signed PCC/PCP Agency on This Form, a Private Childcare Provider, licensed in the state of Kentucky, is responsible for the recruitment and training of foster parents and respite caregivers to provide placement of children in the foster care system.
WHEREAS, the Department for Community Based Services, (DCBS), has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with OCA to provide recruitment and training of foster families and respite caregivers.
WHEREAS, OCA is willing, ready, and able to provide assistance to Printed & Signed PCC/PCP Agency on This Form in the recruitment and training of foster families and respite caregivers.
Now therefore, the parties agree as follows:
• THE PRINTED & SIGNED PCC/PCP AGENCY ON THIS FORM accepts the OCA training called NTDC with approved modifications that align with our mission and faith-based values (state foster care training) as the foundation of 18 hours of in class training and 3 hours of online training toward becoming a therapeutic foster home.
• THE PRINTED & SIGNED PCC/PCP AGENCY ON THIS FORM agrees that the OCA informed consent and release of information and records form will have Orphan Care Alliance, and THE PRINTED & SIGNED PCC/PCP AGENCY ON THIS FORM listed which allows for free exchange of information between, THE PRINTED & SIGNED PCC/PCP AGENCY, and Orphan Care Alliance.
• THE PRINTED & SIGNED PCC/PCP AGENCY ON THIS FORM will inform OCA regarding the additional number of hours of training a family will need with their organization to become a therapeutic foster home.
• THE PRINTED & SIGNED PCC/PCP AGENCY ON THIS FORM may provide information about their agency to OCA for distribution to those interested in therapeutic foster care or other services their agency provides.
• THE PRINTED & SIGNED PCC/PCP AGENCY ON THIS FORM will supply OCA with their counties of operation so that OCA may provide accurate information to our foster parents being trained across Kentucky.
• THE PRINTED & SIGNED PCC/PCP AGENCY ON THIS FORM will provide a primary point of contact to which OCA will share their information to families and also transfer their training information and paperwork.
• OCA will not allow THE PRINTED & SIGNED PCC/PCP AGENCY ON THIS FORM to speak at OCA foster care trainings; however, we will share THE PRINTED & SIGNED PCC/PCP AGENCY ON THIS FORM information with our families as part of this agreement.
• OCA will follow up with THE PRINTED & SIGNED PCC/PCP AGENCY ON THIS FORM and the foster family regarding a foster family’s progress in becoming active foster parents and placement status.
This agreement is considered executed when fully signed by both THE PRINTED & SIGNED PCC/PCP AGENCY ON THIS FORM and OCA along with OCA’s receipt of which provides information requested above.