Fostering Care Footnotes is a monthly enewsletter for Foster Care Coordinators and foster care recruiters. If you are not currently receiving Foster Care Footnotes and would like to be, please contact us!
2020
- The Importance of Self-care for Foster Parents, Relative Caregivers, and Child Welfare Staff, December 2020
- Supporting Prospective Foster Parents through the Licensing Process, November 2020
- Share Your Excellent Recruitment Tips, October 2020
- Every Champion Needs Support, September 2020
- Why Retaining Foster Parents is as Important as Recruiting New Ones, August 2020
- Engaging and Supporting Your Relative Caregivers with a Coalition Resource: Intro to Relative Caregiver Guide, July 2020
- After Foster Care Month: Keeping Recruitment Efforts Going, June 2020
- Recruitment Ideas During COVID-19, May 2020
- Support and Encouragement for Foster Parents, April 2020
- Results of Foster Parent Champion Brainstorm, March 2020
- Using Videos to Support Recruitment Efforts, February 2020
- Foster Parent Champions Facebook Group, January 2020
2019
- Foster Parent Champions Supporting One Another, December 2019
- Setting Realistic Recruitment Goals and Celebrating Successes, November 2019
- Foster Parent Recruitment on a Limited Budget, October 2019
- Blogs & Podcasts, September 2019
- What Does Back to School Mean for Foster Parent Recruitment?, August 2019
- Foster Family Closets, July 2019
- Collaborating with Other Foster Parent Champions, June 2019
- Foster Care Month 2019, May 2019
- Calling all Foster Parent Champions!, April 2019
- Neighboring Agencies Make Great Partners, March 2019
- Suggestions for Self-Care to Support Foster Parent Wellness, February 2019
- Sharing Resources for Support, January 2019
2018
- Little Things Make a Big Difference, December 2018
- The Benefits of the Foster Parent Mentoring Program, November 2018
- Building Positive Connection with Community Partners, October 2018
- Foster Parent Champions Network Facebook Group, September 2018
- Keeping Newly Licensed Foster Parents Connected and Engaged, August 2018
- Potential Foster Families are Calling–How Do You Respond?, July 2018
- It’s a Wrap for Foster Care Month! Or is it?, June 2018
- Foster Care Month Awareness, May 2018
- Looking Ahead to Foster Care Month, April 2018
- Recruitment: What keeps you going?, March 2018
- Recorded Webinar Training Tool, February 2018
- Recruiting for Diverse Populations, January 2018
2017
- Making the Most of Booths, December 2017
- Teens as Recruiters, November 2017
- Rural Recruitment & Retention, October 2017
- Communication . . . The Key to Foster Parent Support, September 2017
- Support for Families . . . Support for YOU, August 2017
- Recapping the Foster Care Coordinators’ Conference, July 2017
- Hands Around the Capitol, June 2017
- How are YOU Celebrating Foster Care Month?, May 2017
- Community Support for Foster Families, April 2017
- Foster Parent Champions as Recruitment Stars, March 2017
- Using Facebook, February 2017
- Respite Homes for Support & Recruitment, January 2017
2016
- Stay Interviews, December 2016
- Identifying & Using Community Partners, November 2016
- Recap of the 2016 Foster Care Coordinators’ Conference, October 2016
- Mirror Cling Campaign, September 2016
- Working with Communities of Faith, August 2016
- NEW Video: Committed – A Foster and Adoption Story
- Developing Foster Homes for Teens, July 2016
- Media Toolkit for County Recruitment, June 2016
- Foster Parent Appreciation, May 2016
- Kinship/Relative Caregivers, April 2016
- Cultivating Rock Star Foster Parents, March 2016
- Recruitment & Retention with Limited Resources, February 2016
