For Resource Development Staff

Resource development is art and science. Below are just a few links to publications on foster parent recruitment, development and retention. If you have resources you would like to share, please contact  Shamim Neal Backus, Statewide Recruitment Manager.  

Read the state recruitment and retention plan: 2010 Georgia Statewide Recruitment and Retention Plan

Breakthrough Collaborative Series: Recruitment and Retention of Resource Families from Casey Family Programs

Parental and Familial Characteristics used in the Selection of Foster Families from the University of Tennessee

Family to Family: Recruitment, Training and Support provided by the Annie E Casey Foundation

Answering the Call a report by The Children’s Bureau

 

Upcoming campaigns and initiatives:

The Each One Recruit One, Each One Retain One (EORO2) initiative is an opportunity for DFCS staff to participate in the recruitment effort. Each participating staff  member will be asked to recruit at least one new foster parent.  For retention, each participating staff will be paired with a new (less than two years) foster parent to whom they will provide support at a distance as a “secret pal.”