Did You Know?

Did you know that on June 1st that Davis County FSA split and became two seperate chapters?  The Layton and Centerville Agency are no longer combined.  We are now the Layton FSA and Centerville FSA respectively. 

What does this mean for you???

This means that if you are with the Centerville Agency you will attend activities with Centerville FSA and likewise if you are with the Layton Agency.  For the Centerville FSA this blog will be where you come to find out information and get in touch with your FSA board, etc.  If you are with the Layton FSA we have created a new blog to host that information.  That address is http://www.laytonfsa.blogspot.com/.  We will however be keeping the chat nights combined with both the Layton and Centerville FSA's!

Moral of the Story

Davis County FSA has become two seperate chapters.  This will allow us to get more people involved with FSA and really try to grow and expand and have an impact for good in our communities in regards to adoption.  Both chapters are looking for volunteers and help, so get involved!  If you're with Centerville FSA leave a comment on this post.  If you're with Layton, mosey on over to the Layton FSA blog and let us know you want to help. 

Thanks!!!

Chat Group This Week

Chat Group this month is next Wednesday, May 19 at 7pm.  We will be discussing how to deal with failed placement.  We have a couple coming to talk about their failed placement and would love to get a good discussion going about how others have also dealt with it.  Failed placement is something that a lot of adoptive couples either have gone through or will go through at one point or another.  Please come!

Chat group will be at the home of Jeff and Elizabeth Reed.  If you have any questions, or need an address to come please email elizabethreed_@hotmail.com.   We hope to see you there!

Scratch That - Chat Night is Next Wednesday!

Sorry folks! I have my dates all sorts of mixed up.  Chat night is NEXT Wednesday, April 21st at 7:00 at the Reed's.  Sorry for the confusion!

All of the other information is the same.

Chat Night Tonight!!!!

Chat Group for April will be held at the Reed's home tonight, April 21, 2010 at 7:00 pm. This month we will have a couple who has done foster care come to tell us about their experience. Chat group is a great way to get to know other adoptive couples and find people who are experiencing the same things you are.

Also, mark your calendars for the third Wednesday of each month. In May we will be talking about how to deal with failed placement. In June we will be talking about how to deal with insensitive comments people may make about infertility and adoption.

We hope to see you there!

If you have any questions please email Elizabeth Reed at elizabethreed_@hotmail.com

Thank You

The staff at LDS Family Services-Layton Office want to express our thanks to all of those couples who attended our Adoptive Parent Training last month.  We hope that the information will prove helpful to you as your pursue your goal to add to your family.  We also appreciate the couples who served on the panel and shared their experiences with adoption so far.

We hope you understand our great desire to help you on your adoption journey, where ever it may take you.  Please call us if you have questions or need information along the way.

Help Wanted

Have you wanted to become involved in FSA and just haven't known how?  Well here's your chance!  As we have become more organized as a Davis County FSA chapter we have come to realize that we need help!  We are forming committees over certain areas and need some willing hands to help out.  The areas we need help in are as follows:

• Media/Marketing
• Activities
• Orientation Class (for the Layton office only)

If you are interested or willing to help in any of these areas please either leave a comment or email us at daviscountyfsa@gmail.com with your name, the committee that you'd like to participate on, and your email address.

Thanks!  We're excited to work with you!

Chat Group

Chat group will be Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 7 pm at Jeff and Elizabeth Reed's home. Chat group for this month will be about birth parent letters. Bring your letter in whatever form it's in now. We can review each others letters and talk about what to write. If you are finished with your letter we'd love to have you come give input.   Look for an email with the address. If you have any questions please contact Elizabeth at elizabethreed_@hotmail.com.

Also, please mark Wednesday April 21, 2010 on your calendar. We will be having a family come tell us about their experience with foster care. If you have questions about foster care it will be a great time to ask.

We hope to see you there!

Chat Group Tomorrow!

Our chat group for this month will be this Wednesday February 17 at 7pm at the Reed's home. The topic this month will be what to do during the waiting process. We will discuss things adoptive couples can do to promote themselves, looking into adoption options and anything else you are interested in. Everyone is invited!

Each month we will have a topic regarding adoption we will be discussing, but we are free to talk about anything else adoption related you want. Bring any adoption related questions, comments, or stories you would like to talk about. Chat group is an informal setting where adoptive couples can get to know and support each other.

If you have any questions please email Elizabeth Reed at elizabethreed_@hotmail.com

We hope to see you there!

Our First Chat Group Night!

This year FSA is going to be starting a Chat Group. We will meet the third Wednesday of each month at the home of Jeff and Elizabeth Reed. Each month we will have a topic regarding adoption we will be discussing, but we are free to talk about anything else adoption related you want. Bring any adoption related questions, comments, or stories you would like to talk about. Chat group is an informal setting where adoptive couples can get to know and support each other.

This month the topic will be Adoptive Parent Profiles. Bring your paper profiles to share and we can also talk about online profiles. Even if you are finished with this part of the adoption process please come anyway. We need your help to facilitate a discussion and provide input to other couples.

Chat group will start
 Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 7pm.
 Watch for an email from FSA with the address. If you have any questions please email elizabethreed_@hotmail.com

We hope to see you there!