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National Resource Center for Diligent Recruitment
AdoptUSKids Respite Program
- Year-Two Respite Grantees
- Year-Three Respite Grantees
- Year-Four Respite Grantees
- Year-Five Respite Grantees
Diligent Recruitment Grantees
- Bridge to the Future
- Partners for Forever Families
- Roots & Wings
- Denver's Village
- A Parent for Every Child
- Extreme Recruitment
- Project MATCH
- Permanent Families Recruitment Project
- Permanent Families & Lasting Connections
- Recruitment and Kin Connection Project
- Diligent Recruitment of Families for Children in Foster Care
- I-CARE 365
- Diligent Recruitment and Retention Grant
- Step Up! Diligent Recruitment Project
- Texas Permanency and Family Resource Development Model
National Resource Center for
Diligent Recruitment at AdoptUSKids
The National Resource Center for Diligent Recruitment at AdoptUSKids is a member of the Children's Bureau Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Network.
We’re here to engage with States, Tribes, Territories, Courts, and our T/TA Network partners to make lasting systemic changes to improve safety, permanency, well-being, and outcomes for children and families.
We do this by assisting public and private child welfare agencies in recruiting and retaining foster, adoptive, and kinship families by:
- Supporting their efforts to develop a pool of prospective families that reflect the diverse characteristics of children who need foster and adoptive homes
- Increasing the effective use of cross-jurisdictional resources to facilitate timely permanence options for children who are waiting for to be adopted
- Enhancing the capacity and satisfaction of child welfare professionals by validating the critical role they play in recruitment and retention
- Ensuring recruitment, response processes, and retention are driven by promising practices and achieving desired outcomes for families and children
Free Recruitment and Retention Resources
Use our free resources to strengthen your efforts to recruit foster and adoptive families, facilitate interjurisdictional placements, and enhance your agency’s ability to provide good customer service.
Free Consulting Services for Agencies
We can help you meet your Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) and Program Improvement Plan (PIP) goals, as well as improve recruitment, retention, and placement stability.
Meet Our Staff and Consultants
Our diverse team of staff and consultants has decades of experience in child welfare. Having worked both on the front lines and in leadership positions, we can provide your agency with key insights and knowledge about recruitment and retention practices that work.
Diligent Recruitment Grantees
We provide support and technical assistance to 15 diligent recruitment projects awarded to public agencies as part of the U.S. Children’s Bureau’s Adoption Opportunities program.
