Connect Our Kids

Karen Coates

Inspirational hub for engagement, outreach, diligent searching, relationship building and more!

Examples for working with youth that are hesitant or are saying no to permanency.

Encourage thoughtful conversation with youth & children about their emotions and thoughts on permanency, adoption, and guardianship.

Preparing for outreach, preparing the youth, and preparing families.

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

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

Essential initial steps for engagement when making the all-important first contact with potential relatives and connections.

Step-by-step guide/checklist for family finding and how to use Family Connections to maximize outcomes for permanency & support networks.

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

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

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