Partnering with organizations to recruit families
A foster care placement, recruitment, and training supervisor in Nevada talks about how partnerships help their county recruit foster families and match teens at risk of aging out with mentors.
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.
How to create a culture that values foster parents’ role in permanency
This advanced-level webinar helps you create an agency culture that empowers foster parents to play an active role in helping achieve permanency for children and youth in foster care.
Understanding trauma: It’s personal
A Nebraska social worker talks about how his experiences growing up in foster care inform his work.
Offering family support programs to help recruitment goals
This tip sheet describes why you should offer support programs and successful strategies for implementing them.
Life books 101: tips from an adoption worker
Wondering why life books are important and how you can work with children to make one? Read on!
12 tips for keeping prospective parents engaged during uncertain times
Your support, flexibility, and encouragement will help to keep prospective foster and adoptive parents connected and ready to move forward.