Jun 30, 2024StrategicPlan
BoardUtah Department of Human Services Division of Child and Family Services Foster And Adoptive Diligent Recruitment Plan 2025-2029
This document outlines the Utah Department of Human Services Division of Child and Family Services' Foster and Adoptive Parent Diligent Recruitment Plan for the FFY 2025 to FFY 2029 period. The plan aims to ensure sufficient foster and adoptive homes are available to meet the needs of all children in foster care. Key strategic areas include diligent recruitment, comprehensive trauma-informed training, and robust retention efforts for foster and adoptive families. It prioritizes kinship care, addresses equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility, and outlines strategies for timely search and placement with prospective adoptive parents to achieve permanency and reduce the time children spend in out-of-home care.