Offers Internet links to strategies and promising practices from federal, state, and county programs aimed at improving the recruitment of adoptive and foster parents who reflect the race and ethnicity of children in foster care. At the federal level, reports from the AdoptUsKids program offer examples of successful recruitment programs in South Dakota and Iowa, a list of Spanish-language resources, and guides for practitioners, faith-based organizations, and families to improve foster child placement. The National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning offers a webpage with an extensive list of resources for foster care recruitment and retention. The Department of Health and Human Services lists recruitment plan elements and methods as outlined by the Exemplary Title IV-B policy. State and county resources provide a program in Ohio dedicated to recruit African American Resource Families as well as other successful programs in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Los Angeles.These reports include case studies and social services worker guidelines. Comprehensive state-wide recruitment plans include participation from faith-based organizations, Hispanic family recruitment projects, and media/marketing kits targeted at public awareness.
