Engagement Templates and Ideas Center

Templates of letters, emails, and phone scripts that help you engage with potential supporters and placement options during permanency searches. Diligent search flowchart and ideas, downloadable family connections maps.

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Written by Travis Collins and Jennifer Jacobs

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

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 over a week ago

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 over a week ago

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 over a week ago

Relative outreach (Spanish)

Basic outreach letter in Spanish

Written by Jennifer Jacobs
Updated over a week ago

Second Letter Engagement Template

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

Written by Travis Collins
Updated over a week ago

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 over a week ago

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 over a week ago

Second Email Engagement Template

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

Written by Travis Collins
Updated over a week ago

Third Email Engagement Template

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

Written by Travis Collins
Updated over a week ago

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 over a week ago

Social Media Outreach Template (Spanish)

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

Written by Jennifer Jacobs
Updated over a week ago

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 over a week ago