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A guide for child welfare agencies working with communities of faith

This guide is designed to share the art and science of building effective partnerships with communities of faith for the purpose of recruiting and supporting foster and adoptive families for children in out-of-home care.

It outlines the case for collaboration, describes the process of developing and sustaining partnerships, and offers ideas from the field of promising practices.

Author: AdoptUSKids

Last revised: 2014

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Finding Common Ground: A Guide for Child Welfare Agencies Working with Communities of Faith (1.4 MB PDF)

AdoptUSKids

AdoptUSKids

AdoptUSKids authors include experts in child welfare, communications, evaluation, and/or technology from across the United States. Together, they drive the AdoptUSKids project, as it supports foster and adoptive families, raises awareness about the nationwide need for more of these families, and provides resources to child welfare systems and professionals.

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Cultural competence  General recruitment  Guide or report  Targeted recruitment