Recruitment and retention of families for children in foster care matters a great deal. When we have enough foster and adoptive parents and kin caregivers, […]
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“Stay Interviews” Can Help Keep Lines of Communication Open
by Rick Zechman • Report cards. Visits. Court. Shared parenting. Medical and therapy appointments. Children’s achievements. The list goes on. Resource parents and their agencies […]
Read moreWaiting for a Placement Can Be FrustratingSuggestions from a Foster Parent
by Becky Burmester • As a veteran foster parent (two decades and counting), I am familiar with licensed foster parents whose homes have remained empty. […]
Read moreThinking of Switching Agencies? Don’t Be Hasty!
If they feel they are not getting the support they need from their agency or they are unhappy for another reason, foster parents sometimes consider […]
Read moreWell-Supported Foster Parents Can Help Agencies with Recruitment and Retention
by Wanda Douglas • Recruiting and retaining foster parents is never going to be easy. Becoming a foster parent requires a lot of time and […]
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