Data-driven foster parent recruitment and retention
Kentucky’s diligent recruitment plan states that the agency is moving toward a performance-based system of procurement to reduce congregate care use, increase therapeutic foster care and expedite reunification. The agency produces a monthly diligent recruitment report that includes data drawn from the Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS) and Worker’s Information System broken down by county and region. The agency created a statewide template containing data on child and foster home demographics for use by regions to plan recruitment and retention activities. Regions submit semi-annual diligent recruitment plans and monitor progress quarterly.