Recruitment and Foster Family Service

Authors

Mary Ellen Cox, University of Tennessee
Cheryl Buehler, University of Tennessee
John G. Orme, University of Tennessee

Abstract

Using data from the National Survey of Current and Former Foster Parents this study examined how foster parents first found out about the need for foster parents (mass media, other foster parents, religious organization, or civic organization) affected foster family service (number of children fostered, years of fostering service, fostering of children with special needs, and families' intent to continue fostering). Respondents who became aware of the need for foster parents through religious organizations fosteredfor more years; respondents who became aware through mass media fostered for fewer years. How foster families first found out about the need for foster parents did not differentially affect other foster family service measures. Implications for foster parent recruitment and future research are discussed.

Recommended Citation

Cox, Mary Ellen; Buehler, Cheryl; and Orme, John G. (2002) "Recruitment and Foster Family Service," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 29: Iss. 3, Article 9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.2832
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol29/iss3/9