Explore how virtual supports can help drive retention and support in order to increase positive outcomes for children and youth.
Learn why building capacity within child welfare systems to recruit, train, and support medically capable resource families is essential to meeting the needs of youth with complex medical needs.
Personal stories can make potential adoptive parents think, “I could do this!”
Giving families the support they need improves recruitment and retention efforts.
Two public agency leaders describe assessing post-adoption support services.
Hear from Thomas Threlkeld on “Trauma 101” training for people working with children in foster care.
Project Revive helped foster parents in New Mexico recognize the grief encountered while involved with the foster care system.
Presenters provide concrete strategies to connect post-placement support to recruitment strategies and activities.
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.
Learn strategies to support foster parents to encourage reunification as a permanency goal for the children in their care.
Common approaches and tools for evaluation and reasons to evaluate your family support program
Eight ideas for keeping parents engaged as they wait for a placement.
Explore strategies, program models, and key considerations for developing and supporting foster and adoptive families.
Categories, forms, and examples of respite care programs.
Twelve categories of support for children and youth and examples of successful programs.
Five tips for making a positive impression and strengthening your relationships with prospective families.
Use this tool to plan and conduct a review of your support-service array and consider ways to strengthen your services.