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Online Diligent Search Resources

Identify and learn about different types of online search engines and tools for diligent searching. Great supplement for Flowchart too!

Written by Karen Coates
Updated over a week ago

Diligent Search Flowchart

A flowchart describing the steps for a thorough diligent search with ideas and encouragement as you go!

Written by Jennifer Jacobs
Updated over a week ago

Family Connections Map Templates

Family Connections Maps

Downloadable templates to help you start searching for and recording family and other supportive connections

Written by Jennifer Jacobs
Updated over a week ago

EcoMaps

EcoMap Child girl

EcoMaps are a connection-finding tool for listing important people in a child's foster placements and with biological family.

Written by Karen Coates
Updated over a week ago

EcoMap child boy

EcoMaps are a connection-finding tool for listing important people in a child's foster placements and with biological family.

Written by Karen Coates
Updated over a week ago

EcoMap Child gender neutral

EcoMaps are a connection-finding tool for listing important people in a child's foster placements and with biological family.

Written by Karen Coates
Updated over a week ago

EcoMap Teen gender neutral

EcoMaps are connection-finding tools for listing important people in the youth's foster placements and with biological family.

Written by Karen Coates
Updated over a week ago

EcoMap Teen boy (option 2)

EcoMaps are connection-finding tools for listing important people in the youth's foster placements and with biological family.

Written by Karen Coates
Updated over a week ago

EcoMap Teen Boy (option 1)

EcoMaps are a connection-finding tool for listing important people in youth's foster placements and with biological family.

Written by Karen Coates
Updated over a week ago

EcoMap Teen Girl

EcoMaps are a connection-finding tool for listing important people in the youth's foster placements and while with biological family.

Written by Karen Coates
Updated over a week ago

Phone Scripts

First Phone Call & Voice Mail Scripts

Phone call and voice mail scripts for contacting people during a permanency search.

Written by Travis Collins
Updated this week

Second Phone Call & Voice Mail Scripts

Scripts that can be used for a second phone call or voice mail contact.

Written by Travis Collins
Updated this week

Letters

First Letter Engagement Template

A draft first contact letter to be sent to family and potential supporters of children during permanency searches.

Written by Travis Collins
Updated this week

Relative outreach (Spanish)

Basic outreach letter in Spanish

Written by Jennifer Jacobs
Updated this week

Second Letter Engagement Template

A follow-up letter for requesting action from a family member or supporter.

Written by Travis Collins
Updated this week

Third Letter Engagement Template

A follow up letter for additional contacts with family and supporters of children in need of a permanent home.

Written by Travis Collins
Updated this week

Emails

First Email Engagement Template

A first contact email template for requesting contact with a potential family member or supporter during permanency search.

Written by Travis Collins
Updated this week

Second Email Engagement Template

A second attempt email template for contacting people during permanency searches.

Written by Travis Collins
Updated this week

Third Email Engagement Template

A third or more contact attempt email template for permanency search.

Written by Travis Collins
Updated this week

Social Media Outreach Checklist

Social media platforms that many child welfare professionals have found helpful in outreach to potential connections.

Written by Jennifer Jacobs
Updated over a week ago

First Social Media Outreach Template

A template for an initial outreach through social media to a potential connection

Written by Jennifer Jacobs
Updated this week

Social Media Outreach Template (Spanish)

Spanish language template for a message over social media to a potential connection

Written by Jennifer Jacobs
Updated this week

Follow-up Social Media Outreach Template

A template for a follow-up outreach over social media if the initial outreach efforts have not succeeded

Written by Jennifer Jacobs
Updated this week

CASA Resources

CASA Engagement Template Instructions

Written by Karen Coates
Updated this week

Diligent Search/Family Finding Flowchart

A flowchart describing the steps for a thorough diligent search with ideas and encouragement as you go!

Written by Karen Coates
Updated over a week ago

CASA Online Diligent Search Resources

Identify and learn about different types of online search engines and tools for diligent searching. Great supplement for Flowchart too!

Written by Karen Coates
Updated over a week ago

CASA Family Connections Maps

Downloadable templates to help you start searching for and recording family and other supportive connections

Written by Karen Coates
Updated over a week ago

CASA Phone Scripts

CASA First Phone Call Scripts

Scripts that can be used for first phone call or voice mail contact when reaching out to relatives/connections of child.

Written by Karen Coates
Updated this week

CASA Second Phone call Scripts

Scripts that can be used for a second phone call or voice mail contact when reaching out to relatives/connections of child.

Written by Karen Coates
Updated this week

CASA Letters

CASA First Letter Engagement Template

A draft first contact letter to be sent to family and potential supporters of children during permanency searches.

Written by Karen Coates
Updated this week

CASA Spanish Outreach Letter Template

Basic outreach letter in Spanish

Written by Karen Coates
Updated this week

CASA Second Letter Engagement Template

A follow-up letter for requesting action from a family member or supporter.

Written by Karen Coates
Updated this week

CASA Third Letter Engagement Template

A follow up letter for additional contacts with family and supporters of children in need of a permanent home.

Written by Karen Coates
Updated this week

CASA Social Media Outreach Checklist

Social media platforms that many CASAs have found helpful in outreach to potential connections.

Written by Karen Coates
Updated over a week ago

CASA First Social Media Outreach Template

A template for an initial outreach through social media to a potential connection

Written by Karen Coates
Updated this week

CASA Spanish Social Media Outreach Template

Spanish language template for a message over social media to a potential connection

Written by Karen Coates
Updated this week

CASA Second Social Media Outreach Template

A template for a follow-up outreach over social media if the initial outreach efforts have not succeeded

Written by Karen Coates
Updated this week

CASA Emails

CASA First Email Engagement Template

A first contact email template for requesting contact with a potential family member or supporter during permanency search.

Written by Karen Coates
Updated this week

CASA Second Email Engagement Template

A second attempt email template for contacting people during permanency searches.

Written by Karen Coates
Updated this week

CASA Third Email Engagement Template

A third or more contact attempt email template for permanency search.

Written by Karen Coates
Updated this week