Welcome to the National Resource Center for Recruitment and Retention of Foster and Adoptive Parents at AdoptUsKids (NRCRRFAP) web pages. As part of the Children's Bureau Training & Technical Assistance Network (T/TA), we are here to assist States, Tribes and Territories in their foster and adoptive family recruitment and retention work. Additionally, AdoptUsKids has been designated by the Children's Bureau as the lead agency to deliver services to states around interjurisdictional placement issues.

T/TA Service Goals

• Support States, Tribes and Territories in their efforts to develop a pool of waiting families that reflects the diverse characteristics of children and youth for whom foster and adoptive homes are needed
• Increase the effective use of cross-jurisdictional resources to facilitate timely permanence options for waiting children and youth
• Increase the effective use of cross-jurisdictional resources to facilitate timely permanence options for waiting children and youth
• Assist States, Tribes and Territories to enhance worker capacity, satisfaction with and validation of their critical work in recruitment and retention
• Assist States, Tribes and Territories in ensuring their recruitment, response processes and retention are driven by promising practices and achieve desired outcomes for families, children and youth

Consultants

To deliver these services, we have assembled a diverse team of professionals to provide consultation and assistance to States, Tribes and Territories. For more information, please see our NRCRRFAP at AdoptUsKids Consultant Directory (1.4 MB PDF).