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COMMUNICATION ITEM: 2024-26 Diligent Recruitment Plan
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Through operational memo: OM-CW-2022-0011, the Colorado Office of Children, Youth & Families (OCYF)
requested all county departments of human/social services to complete a two year diligent recruitment
plan. The plan is effective from June 1, 2024 through June 1, 2026. The attached plan outlines the
Department's recruitment efforts, community partners, and data collection process. The plan does not
require formal board approval and is not associated with any Tyler ID or CMS number. The plan was
submitted to the state by the Division of Child welfare today, Wednesday, May 28th
Thank you,
Windy Luna
Contract Administrative Coordinator
Weld County Dept. of Human Services
315 N. 11th Ave., Bldg A
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Greeley, CO 80632
(970) 400-6544
wluna@weld.gov
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Kristy DeAnda
Human Services Foster Care Recruiter
Weld County Department of Human Services
822 7th St Suile 150, Greeley, CO
970-400-6849
State Child Abuse Hotline 1-844-CO-4Kids (1-844-264-5437)
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Vision:
The people of Weld County are connected to the resources needed to thrive in the
community and feel safe and empowered.
Mission:
Engaging and partnering with the community to improve the safety, health and well-
being of individuals and families through the delivery of responsive and collaborative
services.
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Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2024 1:43 PM
To: Vida Hejazi <vida.hejazi@state.co.us>
Cc: Julie Rudley <jrudley@weld.gov>
Subject: Diligent Recruitment Plan
Hi Vida,
Here is our DRP. Thank you!
Kristy DeAnda
Human Services Foster Care Recruiter
Weld County Department of Human Services
822 7th St Suite 150, Greeley, CO
970-400-6849
State Child Abuse Hotline 1-844-CO-4Kids (1-844-264-5437)
Subscribe to our Foster Care Newsletter!
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are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that
is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this
communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the
communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the
contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is
strictly prohibited.
Vision:
The people of Weld County are connected to the resources needed to thrive in the
community and feel safe and empowered.
Mission:
Engaging and partnering with the community to improve the safety, health and well-
being of individuals and families through the delivery of responsive and collaborative
services.
Colorado Diligent Recruitment Plan
COLORADO
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County Department/Child Placement Agency (CPA) Plan Template
County Department or Child Placement Agency Name:
Effective Date: June 1, 2024, through June 1, 2026
The Colorado Division of Child Welfare has the following core beliefs regarding diligent
recruitment and retention of foster care, kinship foster care, and adoptive parents:
We prohibit discrimination or harassment because of race, ethnicity, culture,
ancestry, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender
identity, gender expression, or any other legally protected characteristic.
We strive to be equitable, diverse, and inclusive in our partnerships, collaborations,
and practice.
We value all prospective, current, and former foster care, kinship foster care,
adoptive parents, and non -certified kinship families.
We value the belief that retention of foster care, kinship foster care, adoptive
parents, and non -certified kinship caregivers is a customer service -based activity that
begins at the first contact with a prospective family and continues through post -
permanency support.
We value opportunities for support, engagement, and training of foster care, kinship
foster care, adoptive parents, and non -certified kinship caregivers.
We value opportunities to increase Colorado's capacity to track and interpret data.
We value the use of data in the recruitment and retention of foster care, kinship
foster care, and adoptive parents.
As set out by the statewide Diligent Recruitment Plan, the State of Colorado identifies the
following goals for diligent recruitment and retention throughout the child welfare system:
1) Recruit and maintain a sufficient pool of diverse families, including but not limited to
culture, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (SOGIE),
language, and experience diverse families who can provide ongoing safety for and
meet the needs of children and youth served by the foster care program.
2) State, counties, and licensed Colorado child placement agencies have the capacity and
ability to use data to inform and monitor diligent recruitment and retention efforts
throughout Colorado.
3) Excellent customer service provided to prospective, current, and former foster care,
kinship foster care, and adoptive families.
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4) Excellent customer service provided to internal and external community partners.
5) Create and implement dedicated and planned respite opportunities to allow foster and
kinship foster parents to recharge at critical times, in turn supporting their ability to
provide the highest quality care possible to the children/youth in their care. Respite
regularly will be especially critical for foster parents serving youth transitioning from
congregate care settings.
6) Develop therapeutic and treatment foster care programs.
7) Identify short-term placement options for children/youth including youth who are
screened out from detention settings.
8) Collaborating with the biological family, judicial partners, and other professionals
regarding the planning and decision -making pertaining to the placement.
9) Providing additional training and support to therapeutic, treatment, foster, and
kinship foster care families.
Colorado is a diverse state, with 64 county departments and over 35 licensed child placement
agencies. Each agency has unique strengths, needs, resources, and cultures. In recognizing
and valuing the need for localization of diligent recruitment and retention efforts, each
county department and child placement agency will submit a plan for the diligent recruitment
and retention of foster care, kinship foster care, and adoptive parents to meet the needs of
the children and youth in their care. By design, each plan will be different and will be based
on the expertise of the communities it aims to serve. Child placement agencies are required
to complete this template, in partnership with the counties they serve, to develop their
Diligent Recruitment Plan.
County departments and child placement agencies will receive their data by February 29,
2024, from the Foster Care and Adoption Recruitment and Retention Specialist at the Division
of Child Welfare to support them in the completion of their plans. If a county department
and/or child placement agency has questions about completing the Diligent Recruitment Plan,
the Foster Care and Adoption Recruitment and Retention Specialist (see contact) is available
to assist.
The Diligent Recruitment Plan for all county departments and child placement agencies must
be submitted to the Division of Child Welfare by June 1, 2024. County departments are asked
to provide their plans and/or data to each child placement agency they partner with by April
1, 2024. If a child placement agency has not received the county department's Diligent
Recruitment Plan and/or data by April 1, 2024, and would like to review it, the agency should
request the plan and data from the county department. If no response is received, please
contact the Foster Care and Adoption Recruitment and Retention Specialist for assistance
along with permission from the county department to share the data with the child placement
agency.
All plans will be effective from June 1, 2024, through June 1, 2026. The Foster Care and
Adoption Recruitment and Retention Specialist will review the completed plan and is
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available for technical assistance to support the county department or child placement
agency in the development and implementation of the plan.
Note: If the county department does not have a foster care program please answer only the
following questions 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, and 11.
County departments and child placement agencies are encouraged to review and use the
following resources:
• Family First Act Supplement to the Diligent Recruitment Navigator
Here
• Developing Recruitment Plans, A Toolkit for States and Tribes
Here
Recruitment Strategies and Tools
Here
How some child protection agencies successfully recruited and retained resource
families
Here
All Children - All Families: Online Learning Archive Webinar Series
o Multiple Archive Webinars including, Recruitment and Retention and Experiences
of Foster parents identifying as LGBTQIA+, working with youth identifying as
LGBTQIA+, etc.
Here
• Child Welfare Information Gateway
o Supporting Children and Youth of Color in Foster Care
Here
• ROM Reports: Racial Disproportionality and Disparity
o Disproportionality in Foster Care
o Disparity in Foster Care
• Child Welfare Information Gateway
o Diligent Recruitment
Here
County departments and child placement agencies may use addendums as needed to support
their agency's Diligent Recruitment and Retention Plan. Please do not alter or delete portions
of this form.
Contact:
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Vida Hejazi, MSW
Foster Care and Adoption Recruitment and Retention Specialist, vida.heiazi@state.co.us
(C) 303-918-4163
Mary Griffin, MSW
Administrator for Foster Care and Relative Guardianship Assistance, marv.Qriffin@state.co.us
(C) 303-396-3979
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Part 1: Information Gathering
The Multi -Ethnic Placement Act (MEPA) has the following requirements:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/4181 /text
Codes/References: Title IV -E of the Social Security Act Section 471(a)(18)(A) Et (B); 45 CFR
Part 1355.38(a)(2); and Multi -Ethnic Placement Act of 1994 as amended by the Inter -Ethnic
Adoption Provisions of 1996 (MEPA-IEPA)
Prohibits State agencies and other entities that receive Federal funding and were
involved in foster care or adoption placements from delaying, denying, or otherwise
discriminating when making a foster care or adoption placement decision on the basis
of the parent's, child's or youth's race, color, or national origin
Prohibits State agencies and other entities that receive Federal funds and were
involved in foster care or adoption placements from categorically denying any person
the opportunity to become a foster or adoptive parent solely on the basis of race,
color, or national origin of the parent, child or youth
Requires States to develop plans for the recruitment of foster and adoptive families
that reflect the ethnic and racial diversity of the child/youth in the State for whom
families are needed
Allows an agency or entity to consider the cultural, ethnic, or racial background of a
child/youth and the capacity of a foster or adoptive parent to meet the needs of a
child/youth with that background when making a placement
Does not affect the provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 and as amended
Makes failure to comply with MEPA a violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
All the county departments and child placement agencies are expected to have a non-
discrimination policy or statement for caregivers, preventing them from discrimination
towards the child(ren)/youth in their care. Alleged MEPA violations are investigated by the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. In addition, refer to
Section 19-1-130, C.R.S.
1) [COUNTY DEPARTMENT ONLY] If your county department does not have a foster
care program and partners with a child placement agency and/or contractor for
recruitment and retention services, has their non-discrimination policy or
statement been reviewed to ensure it aligns with MEPA and the statute referenced
above? If so, when was the most recent review of the recruiting agency's policy?
Please provide verification of the review.
• N/A
2) Please provide the contact information for your recruitment and retention
staff/child placement agency partner/contractor. Include their name, telephone
number, email, and address.
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Office Address 2) Telephone
(including zip code) Number(s)
3) Recruiter Name(s) 4) Hours of Service
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3) Please outline the pre -service and ongoing training provided to prospective foster,
kinship foster, and adoptive parents. Distinguish between the pre -service and
ongoing training, that increases knowledge and understanding of diversity,
including those identifying as LGBTQIA2S+. Outline training provided to county
department or child placement agency staff that increases knowledge and
understanding of diversity as well, including those identifying as LGBTQIA2S+.
Weld County trains foster families during our pre -certification training for
fostering diverse populations.
The new National Training and Development Curriculum (NTDC) foster care pre -
service curriculum, which Weld County uses to train foster and kinship families,
has three modules dedicated to cultural competency and diversity.
We also partner with outside providers, professionals, and organizations for
ongoing training opportunities for both foster parents and workers. (Ex. Shari
Simmons, Foster Source, etc.)
Beginning with Therapeutic foster families, our foster families will be required to
attend Cultural lnclusivity for Caregivers: Understanding and Expanding Your
Role -Foster Parent Ongoing Education. Virtual seminar, 4 hours, for resource
caregivers. Description: Learn to distinguish between the concepts of race,
culture, ethnicity, and nationality. Description of elements below:
o Look at how differences in cultural beliefs and values can lead to
misconceptions about others.
Use new knowledge to inform your own perspectives about those who
are different from you.
o Get support as you explore personal biases and how to minimize their
impact on the kids in your care.
Foster families will leave this course with greater confidence to start
incorporating a child's or youth's culture into your caregiving to promote
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their development and positive self-esteem and to help them adjust in
their foster home and community.
4) How long does it take for a potential foster care, kinship foster care, or adoptive
parent to become certified through your county department or child placement
agency?
• Four (4) to six (6) months.
5) What non-discriminatory fee structures are in place to support applicants in
becoming certified through your county department or child placement agency to
recruit more diverse foster care and kinship foster care parents (i.e., free CPR Et
First Aid training, gas cards, resource/clothing closet, etc.).
Weld County offers Foster Care Orientation twice a month as the first step to
support applicants in becoming certified. One meeting per month is offered as a
virtual meeting, and one meeting per month takes place in a rotating physical
location (Greeley, Firestone, and Windsor).
Once a prospect has attended our Orientation and pre-screening application
process, they are contacted by Foster Care Coordinator who will walk them
through the application, training, and certification process.
Home studies are completed by contracted Home Study Providers who schedule
appointments based on the prospective foster family's availability. Weld County
has a Home Study Lead that ensures that home studies are meeting high
standards and done in a timely manner. Home studies begin during the eight -
week (8) training period.
There is no application fee. We cover training and certification fees, including
the cost of background checks and First Aid & CPR. Families may cover medical
release if there is a co -pay involved.
Families are referred to CPA's or adoption agencies when they have indicated
that they are not willing to foster regardless of a child or sibling group's legal
status, and are only interested in adoption. We cover our expectations for
certifying families during orientation and discuss how foster care adoption
works.
6) Describe your county department's or child placement agency's current process
for data collection regarding recruitment and retention activities (for example,
how did you hear about us, have you seen our advertisements at any of the
following places, etc.)?
• How has this process met the needs of your county department or child
placement agency?
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• Does your county department or child placement agency track the number of
inquiries it receives?
• Does your county department or child placement agency track the final outcome
(for example, how many of the individuals that inquired completed the
application, and how many were certified)
On our Orientation registration form Weld County conducts a survey to gather
information about how people hear about the program.
Data on foster and kinship families is gathered through the application process in
Binti and during the home study. Accessed through Binti.
Characteristics of foster families and children needing placement are entered
into Binti. During the placement search, staff view matching families in Binti. The
families are automatically selected in Binti based on matching criteria built into
the system, including proximity of the foster family home to the child's removal
location and school, ethnicity and cultural considerations and characteristics of
the foster parents and the child.
Data on the number of families entering foster care via our certification process
and exiting foster care is maintained on a spreadsheet.
Internal Data is accessed through Trails for families/resources, removal
locations, languages of children, and challenges to placement.
CDHS gathers data for us in preparation for this Diligent Recruitment planning,
such as ages at removal, children's race/ethnicity, placement type.
We use data collected to prioritize goals and inform our recruitment practices.
This data is used to help us understand our gaps in resources and the needs of
children in out -of -home placement. We partner with CHAMPS and conduct an
annual survey of our foster families. An exit survey is administered to closing
foster families.
7) Do you need support from the Foster Care and Adoption Recruitment and
Retention Specialist regarding data collection? If so, please outline what would be
helpful.
• No
8) Describe the community partnerships your agency has and how they support your
recruitment and retention efforts.
• For the City, Christ Community Church, and Zoe's Caf� & Events allow Weld
County use of their facilities for trainings. Donations are collected toward
foster care recruitment/retention events and activities and support and
funding of KindConnect item donation program.
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Hispanic Women of Weld County offers opportunities to interact with
families at Dia Del Ninos for recruitment, recruitment presentation at
member meetings, and inclusion of foster care information in newsletter.
Vineyard Church allows use of their facility for training. They are a partner for
recruitment & retention efforts.
Greeley Interfaith shares foster care recruitment social media posts.
Greeley/Evans District 6 Schools support recruitment at Back -to -School
events, in newsletters, social media.
Arc of Weld County shares foster care recruitment social media posts.
NoCo Indian Powwow Association allows for foster care recruitment and
materials at their event.
Foster Source provides ongoing training opportunities and help with
retention efforts.
City Lights Church offers respite events, recruitment support and is a
KindConnect partner.
Timberline Windsor is a KindConnect partner, and offers recruitment
support, offers the Hope for the Journey TBRI conference.
Weld County Faith Partnership Council (WCFPC) conducts monthly meetings
with WCFPC members to talk about needs and goals for WC Foster Care.
They provide space in their Newsletter for recruitment and retention efforts,
hold a breakfast during foster care month for community awareness, and
provide overall Foster Friendly efforts.
Various Churches/Congregations/business groups/individuals provide gift
and food donations for children and families for holidays, backpacks for
school, facility use, sharing social media posts and recruiting volunteers for
recruitment and retention efforts.
Colorado Kids Belong shares social media posts for recruitment, offers
resources for respite events and faith community involvement. They are
contracted to facilitate pre -certification training for families, and support
Foster Friendly initiatives in Weld County.
Realities for Children provides emergency funding, gives occasional
donations to help with events, and provides KindConnect items sharing
program for Weld County.
Toys for Tots and Serve 6.8 support the holiday Adopt -a -Family and Giving
Tree, and offer food, clothing, and material needs for foster and kinship
families.
Royal Family Kids Camp provides camp and other activities for children in
foster care.
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Finally Home Foundation provides family strengthening events and support
for foster families, kin, adoptive families.
Bridge the Gap provides collaboration, information sharing and networking
opportunities for organizations working with foster, adoptive, bio, kinship,
at -risk children, youth, and families.
Youth for Christ offers a REBALANCE TBRI youth programming for youth with
trauma, and respite events for foster/kinship families with older
children/teens.
CHAMPS partners to look at additional retention efforts through an annual
survey; assists in developing county initiatives such as Icebreakers between
foster/kin families and parents, town halls, and Support Is Everyone's Job.
9) Describe your county department's or child placement agency's strategies and how
the strategies you will be using supports recruitment and retention of:
• Affirming foster, kinship foster, and adoptive parents to care for
children/youth who identify as LGBTQIA2S+
• Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) to foster and adopt
children/youth that reflect their commuties of removal.
• Foster, kinship foster, and adoptive parents to care for children/youth with
disabilities
• Foster, kinship foster, and adoptive parents to care for children/youth with
significant behavioral needs
• Foster, kinship foster, and adoptive parents to care for sibling groups
We have developed the following recruitment strategies to recruit diverse families
for Weld County foster care needs:
o Recruitment at Dia Del Ninos event.
o Recruitment at Greeley Multi -Cultural Festival.
o Recruitment at United Way Children's Festival and other children
centered events.
o Recruitment with Greeley Interfaith Association.
o Recruitment at Greeley Pride event.
o Our Weld County Recruiter is a member of Youth Net through the
Rodarte Center to network with different organizations serving diverse
populations of youth in Weld County.
o Outreach to Latino churches.
o Denver and NCIPA Powwows.
o Weld County holds regular Therapeutic Foster Care Coffees for anyone
interested in learning more about the program.
A diverse representation of Child Welfare staff participate in regularly
scheduled recruitment collaboration meetings, activities, and events.
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Photos are chosen by Weld County for marketing and social media that
are reflective of the diverse population in Weld County for foster parent
recruitment.
Our division has a strong presence of bilingual staff, including our Child
Welfare support specialists and one of our Foster Care Coordinators.
Recruitment materials have been translated into Spanish.
Each non -certified kinship family has a Kinship Care Coordinator who is
available to support them as needed. One of our KC Coordinators is
bilingual. Kinship Care Coordinators regularly talk to their kinship families
about certification. If a family chooses to pursue that option, a referral is
made to the Certification Specialist who contacts the family within 48
hours.
Weld County offers a referral incentive program for current foster
families.
Weld County offers medically fragile recruitment campaigns. Greatest
needs campaigns. Frequently Asked Questions campaign.
Monthly Weld County Foster Care Newsletter.
10) Is your county department or child placement agency exploring implementation of
therapeutic or treatment foster care?
• No, we already have a therapeutic program.
11) List the county departments or child placement agency(s) you worked with during
the last state fiscal year (July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023).
• Ariel Clinical Services, Courage Community Foster Care, WhimSpire, Denver
Area Youth Services, Dungarvin Colorado, Griffith Centers, Hope and Home,
Lutheran Family Services, Maple Star Colorado, Nightlight Christian
Adoptions, Parker Personal Care Homes, Family Resource Network, Sample
Supports, Savio House, Smith Agency Inc., Special Kids Special Families,
Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth, Strong Foundations, Kids
Crossing, Bethany Christian Services, A New World Child Placement Agency,
Kairos Family Services.
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Diligent Recruitment Plan
Recruitment Goals
Recruitment Goal: To provide a respectful and responsive experience to prospective, current,;
and former foster care, kinship foster care, and adoptive parents from initial inquiry through
post -placement services.
Provide a minimum of 4 strategies (dependent on the needs and size of the program)
What is the agency goal
Strategies to reach the goal
How is success measured
1-3 new therapeutic homes.
-Recruiter and FC Supervisor to
hold 2-4 coffee dates for people
interested in learning more about
therapeutic foster care.
-Add Therapeutic foster care info
to web page, brochure,
newsletter, social media, &
community partners social
sharing.
-Highlight tips & training
opportunities for foster parents
who might be interested in
stepping into therapeutic foster
care in the future.
We will have at least 4
therapeutic homes by June
2025.
Increase Latino homes
compared with 2023 by
June 2025 (adjusted for 4-6
month certification length).
-Collect staff and current Latino
foster and kinship parents' ideas
and suggestions.
-Work on relationships with Latino
community partners.
-Attend Latino events and
multicultural events.
Latino homes will be
increased by more than 11%
by June 2025.
Increase # of new foster
families for our greatest
placement needs - older
kids/teens; sibling groups
-Increase community presence
through varied community
partners, events, and activities.
-Increase frequency of
We will have a decrease in
CPA/Residential placements
from 7 in CPAs and 2 in
QRTPs.
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greater than 2; complex
orientations compared with last
behavioral and mental
year.
health needs compared
-Tweak wording in orientation to
with 2023.
better support this goal.
-Adjust description of foster
adoptive in orientation, webpage,
presentations, etc.
-Tailor language and images used
for recruitment to support
greatest needs.
Encourage foster parent
-Utilize a foster parent referral
Our word-of-mouth inquiries
word-of-mouth recruitment
program.
will increase compared to
support.
2023-2024. There will be
greater than 9 referral -based
inquiries.
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Retention Goals
Retention Goal: To provide ongoing capacity development, support of foster care, kinship
foster care, and adoptive parents, as well as non -certified kinship caregivers to help meet
these families' needs and build on their skills.
Provide a minimum of 4 strategies (dependent on the needs and size of the program)
What is the agency goal
Strategies to reach the goal
How is success measured
Help improve internal
customer service practices to
better support foster
parents.
-Begin new caseworker training
about foster care and support of
foster families through excellent
communication and customer
service practices.
-Present to all staff to encourage
support for foster families.
-Help build a sense of
community by spotlighting more
families and workers in
newsletter and social media.
Foster home closures per year
will average less than 20 by
June 2026.
Collaborate with community
partners for support and
resources for our foster
families.
-Collaborate with Colorado Kids
Belong Foster Friendly
initiatives.
-Collaborate with organizations
and churches for respite events.
-Promote community -wide
events, trainings, and activities
that provide resources and
support for our foster families.
We will track our foster
families' participation with
community partners' support
and resource offerings.
Support a sense of
supportive and appreciative
community relations within
the Weld County Foster Care
Program.
Provide at least two Weld
County DHS hosted appreciation
events per year to serve foster
parents and help them connect
with one another.
We will have had at least two
events per year.
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Provide relevant ongoing
Provide at least two training
We will have had at least two
training to our foster
opportunities per year that
ongoing training opportunities
parents.
address foster parent's stated
per year to address stated
needs for training and support.
needs for training and support
derived from comments and
surveys.
Provide relevant ongoing
Provide at least two training
We will have had at least two
training to our therapeutic
opportunities per year that
ongoing training opportunities
foster parents.
address therapeutic foster
per year to address
parent needs for training and
therapeutic foster care specific
support.
needs.
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