Family Resource
& Training Center
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Our Programs
Our Fostering Idaho Team is responsible for the recruitment, development, and retention of foster parents.
Fostering Idaho
Our Fostering Idaho Training Team is responsible for initial and ongoing training, development, and support for foster parents.
Fostering Idaho Training
Our Wednesday’s Child Team provides comprehensive recruitment services for youth in foster care seeking permanency through adoption or guardianship.
Idaho Wednesday's Child
Our CWWTD Team provides training for social workers within the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Family and Child Services.
Child Welfare Workforce Training and Development
What We Do
The Family Resource & Training Center (FRTC) is a specialized organization operating under the umbrella of Eastern Washington University's College of Professional Programs, in partnership with the School of Social Work. The FRTC is committed to the development and delivery of training, and facilitation of programs enhancing the fabric of support and well-being of children, families, and professionals engaged in the child welfare system. For the last 30 years, we have developed products and services aligned with Federal and State policy; meeting the specific needs of families and providers.
The FRTC offers internship opportunities for social work and other degree path students. Our projects are carefully designed to be responsive to the specific needs of individual students and the communities we serve, with a vision to enact impactful, high quality, and enduring connection across the Pacific Northwest.
Meet our Operations Team:
Lindsey Blevin
Program Coordinator
Melody "Marty" McGukin
Online Training Coordinator
Rachael Chappell
Operations Training Specialist
Sarahi Juarez
Retention and Recruitment Specialist
Shauna Wallace
Program Assistant
Jake Pehrson
Program Coordinator
Amy Wenzel
Special Projects Coordinator
