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FACT: 30% of your new families could potentially come through referrals from your current resource/foster families and your agency employees. What are you doing to remind, encourage, and facilitate a process for your families to refer their relatives and friends to your agency? Our founder, Mike Logan's 5 recommended actions for improving referrals: 1. Incentivize them. 2. Make it known that you want your clients to refer their families and friends. 3. Create a campaign to communicate your desire for referrals and update it regularly. 4. Create and distribute materials for your families to take to their relatives and friends describing foster care. 5. Host an event and encourage your families to bring family and friends to hear about foster care. #FosterCareRecruitment #FosterFamilyRecruitment #FosterCare

𝟜𝟘𝟘,𝟘𝟘𝟘 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮 - 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞! 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝟰𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 – 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮. This staggering number reflects a growing crisis: the scarcity of loving and nurturing foster homes in communities across the country. These communities – in every corner of the U.S. – are struggling to find loving and capable foster homes for vulnerable children. The magnitude of this crisis can feel overwhelming, but your workplace can make a difference by taking the FosterMore pledge to become a #fostercarefriendly workplace and providing flexibility to accommodate the needs of foster families. So, in honor of #FosterCareMonth, here's a clip from an #RMT with #FosterMore on the subject. Visit their website to take their pledge. https://lnkd.in/gCVvqBsr

May is National Foster Care Awareness Month! This month, we want to recognize the children who are living in foster care, the foster parents who care for them, and the staff who facilitate foster care and adoption services. Want to learn about how Wesley supports children and families within foster care? Read FAQs about foster care at Wesley and stories from our foster families at https://lnkd.in/esGifn5e #FosterFriday #FosterCare #FosterCareAwarenessMonth

Every child is one caring adult away from being a success story. You can be the change in a foster child's life. Learn more about our foster care services here > https://buff.ly/4bv9jRf #FosterCare #FosterCareAwarenessMonth

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Navigating the complexities of foster care and family reunification is crucial for the well-being of children and families. Did you know that in Sebastian County, reunification is a reality for 42% of children in foster care? This highlights the importance of community collaboration and support. 🤝 Through initiatives like the 100 Families Alliance, parents working with their communities have an 85% chance of being reunited with their children. Additionally, preventive measures are being implemented, with over 1,000 children avoiding removal from their families over the past two years. 🌟 Explore innovative approaches to foster care and family support. Follow us to learn more about how we can empower families and strengthen communities. Let's work together to ensure the well-being and reunification of families in foster care! #FamilyReunification

Getting back into a regular routine can feel comforting. That comfort is a privilege when we think about the 440,000 children in Foster Care who don’t know what routine or stability looks like. Share this post to your network and help us spread the word to others about the harsh realities of Foster Care in the United States today. #fostercare #fosterchildrenmatter #fostercaresupport

May is #NationalFosterCareMonth Many aspects of foster care are challenging for children and their families but as #SocialWorkers we can help families through any difficulty. Learn more from this #NASW Tips and Tools article: https://buff.ly/4bh3h6J

An estimated 377,000 children are living in foster care. This staggering number is a measure of how we as a nation are faring in our responsibility to ensure that every child in every community has the opportunity to grow up in their own family connected to the people, places, and cultures that will help them thrive. This Casey Family report (https://buff.ly/45V6kj2) shares examples of how communities are actively partnering with families to build the foundations of a better approach, how they are using new tools and approaches to better address the needs of families and children, and how they are investing effectively to ensure thriving families, safer children, and supportive communities. #PeerTA #TANF #TA #TechnicalAssistance #OFA #ACF #HumanServices #SocialServices #Families #Community #Equity #Culture #Outcomes #Investment #FosterCare

Becoming a foster parent may be one of the most challenging and rewarding journeys you embark upon. 💙 A Mighty Change of Heart is here to support you and the children experiencing foster care, providing much-needed clothes, shoes, toiletries, and more. Learn more about us and what we do here: https://bit.ly/3POrQ2z. #AMightyChangeOfHeart #AMCHAZ #FosterFamily 🎥: @parent.on.purpose