Explore how behavioral science can play a huge role in the recruitment of foster and adoptive families.
Explore how using data effectively enhances recruitment, retention, and support strategies in child welfare, leading to better outcomes for children and families.
More than a dozen ways to recruit, develop, and support potential foster and adoptive families from a former case manager and MPLD graduate.
What one agency did to remove barriers that prevented African Americans from fostering and adopting.
Learn new approaches for creating a comprehensive diligent recruitment program with an emphasis on using data to inform your process.
Hear from April Ludwig about the action research project she completed as part of the AdoptUSKids MPLD program.
Real-life examples representing a spectrum of strategies available for developing plans to recruit and retain resource families.
Presenters share highlights of AdoptUSKids’ recent work supporting replication of family-finding models in multiple child welfare systems.
Presenters provide details on three models to family finding and engagement that AdoptUSKids helped jurisdictions replicate.
A foster care supervisor in Nevada shares how partnerships help their county recruit foster families and match teens with mentors.
Hear one MPLD 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.
Case studies, tools, and capacity-building resources for making interjurisdictional placements.
This tip sheet describes why you should offer support programs and successful strategies for implementing them.
Six strategies for developing a comprehensive program for recruiting and retaining foster parents.
Basic information about interstate compacts and how they facilitate adoption assistance services.
A brief guide to understanding and working with African American families.