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This brief provides the tools and methods agencies need to build complete plans for recruiting and retaining resource families.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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All young people deserve to grow up in loving, permanent families where they have a sense of unconditional belonging. Research and accounts of lived experiences1<\/sup><\/a> by young people and their families show that separating children from their families causes lasting trauma<\/a>. Child protection agencies must exhaust all means to ensure children and families receive essential supports to safely remain together. In instances when temporary out-of-home placement is absolutely necessary, finding the best possible family-based setting \u00adhelps to mitigate trauma. Placement preferably should be with kin<\/a>, but when kinship care is not possible, placing children in a safe family setting with a resource caregiver in their community is essential<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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To ensure a sufficient number of family-based placements meet the diverse needs of children in the child welfare system, child protection agencies must actively recruit and retain resource caregivers2<\/sup><\/a> from varied backgrounds and social identities. This brief highlights a menu of strategies for recruitment and retention of resource families, as well as a selection of tools and resources to help develop comprehensive, integrated recruitment and retention plans. For more detailed information about how three states \u2014 New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Washington \u2014 have approached resource family recruitment and retention, see: How have some child protection agencies recruited and retained resource families?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Child protection agencies need to take a comprehensive approach to recruiting, training, and supporting both kinship and non-relative resource caregivers<\/a>, as they play a vital role in ensuring children are nurtured, supported, and cared for until they can safely be reunited with their families. The following strategies, while not exhaustive, highlight promising practices and jurisdictional examples on how to effectively and efficiently recruit resource families to best meet the needs of children in the child welfare system.<\/p>\n

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Gather, analyze, and use data<\/strong>. Data-driven recruitment approaches are essential to ensure that agencies are recruiting the right resource caregivers to match the needs of the children in out-of-home placement. Data-informed approaches<\/a> help to:<\/p>\n