The National Resource Center for Diligent Recruitment

The National Resource Center for Diligent Recruitment is a program dedicated to helping child welfare professionals find and hiring qualified and diverse foster and adoptive families. It provides training, strategies, and resources to improve recruitment efforts, ensuring children in foster care are placed in caring, stable homes. The center emphasizes proactive, ongoing outreach and relationship-building to connect with potential families from varied backgrounds, thereby increasing the chances of matching children with suitable caregivers. Overall, its goal is to support child welfare agencies in creating strong, lasting relationships with families to better serve children’s needs.