South Carolina Department of Social Services2024-09-102024-09-102024-06-24https://dc.statelibrary.sc.gov/handle/10827/57142The 2025 – 2029 Foster and Adoptive Parent Diligent Recruitment Plan addresses the following topics: A description of the characteristics of children for whom foster and adoptive homes are needed; Specific strategies to reach out to all parts of the community; Diverse methods of disseminating both general information about being a foster/adoptive parent and child-specific information; Strategies for assuring all prospective foster/adoptive parents have access to agencies that license/approve foster/adoptive parents; Strategies for training staff to work with diverse communities; Strategies for dealing with linguistic barriers; Non-discriminatory fee structures; and Procedures for timely search for prospective parents for a child needing adoptive placement.Records, documents, and information made available by the agencies of the South Carolina state government or its subdivisions are made accessible through the South Carolina State Library Depository and are protected under U.S. Copyright law (Title 17, U.S.C.) and South Carolina state law (Title 30 and 60, S.C.C.L.). Distribution rights are determined by the agency or author and users should contact the aforementioned for more information.South Carolina Department of Social Services--PlanningFoster parents--Recruiting--South Carolinaen