Ground resource family support efforts in tribal culture. Plus, learn how to allow tribal values, language, traditions, and teachings guide your work with resource families.
Hear program evaluation techniques and strategies to help you get what you need from your evaluation efforts.
Use this analysis to improve diligent recruitment plans and increase the pool of diverse foster and adoptive families.
Increase the number of resource families by combining data with effective engagement strategies.
A foster care supervisor in Nevada shares how partnerships help their county recruit foster families and match teens with mentors.
Hear from Thomas Threlkeld on “Trauma 101” training for people working with children in foster care.
Hear one APLD fellow share how her participation in the program helped her lead systems-change efforts at her organization in Florida.
What child-specific recruitment entails, and why you should be doing it.
Presenters provide concrete strategies to connect post-placement support to recruitment strategies and activities.
Case studies, tools, and capacity-building resources for making interjurisdictional placements.
Presenters share strategies to help you engage youth in creating effective, strengths-based profiles.
Empower foster parents to play an active role in helping achieve permanency for children and youth in foster care.
This tip sheet describes why you should offer support programs and successful strategies for implementing them.
Project Revive helped foster parents in New Mexico recognize the grief encountered while involved with the foster care system.
Diligent recruitment of families for children in the foster care system: Challenges and recommendations for policy and practice
Practical strategies for recruiting, retaining, and supporting families who reflect the children they serve.
Six strategies for developing a comprehensive program for recruiting and retaining foster parents.
Eight ideas for keeping parents engaged as they wait for a placement.
Practical tips for implementing different types of peer support within tribal communities.
Guide and tools to help you incorporate customer service principles and practices in your work.
Strategies, tips, and ideas from the field to help you support foster parents as they work toward reunification and feel supported after children return home.