Recruitment and Retention of Resource Families in Rural and Tribal Communities

With the ever-growing need for resource parents for children and teens, recruiting is more important than ever. There are families in our communities and counties that will step forward. This session will highlight specialized recruitment strategies and messaging to motivate and engage prospective rural and Tribal resource parents.

After attending this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand how to begin selecting and applying child and family data to focus recruitment planning.
• Utilize various targeting strategies for recruitment, including focused talking points, use of social media and identifying specific community locations and entities to engage in recruitment for rural and Tribal resource families.

??????Identify each component of a strong, data-driven recruitment plan.