MTE Strategy Hub Submission - Christian Alliance for Orphans

Foster Care Strategy Hub Submission

MTE - Foster Care Strategy Hub Submission

The Foster Care Strategy Hub is an interactive tool that highlights excellent national programs and models uniquely designed to help others fill the gaps in foster care in their local community. Once someone identifies an effective solution that fits their community's biggest needs, the Hub helps them understand what it takes to launch this strategy locally and connects them to the best person to help them take their next step to implement it.

Note: The Foster Care Strategy Hub specifically focuses on effective strategies that target programmatic areas of U.S. Foster Care.

Please complete the following fields to submit your organization's strategic program or model for consideration as an addition to the Foster Care Strategy Hub. These questions help us evaluate all additions in four key categories:

Achieves Better Results for Children and Families
Engages Churches
Promotes Collaboration
Offers an Accessible Path to Implementation

Upon submission, the More than Enough Support Team will review your information and will contact you to follow up. If you have any additional questions, please contact Rachel Jackson at rachel.jackson@cafo.org.

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Name

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

General Information

Organization or Church Name*

Organization or Church Website*

Is your organization or church a CAFO member?*

This is not a requirement to be considered for the Foster Care Strategy Hub.

Yes

Do you acknowledge that your organization and program will be listed on the website of the Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO)?*

CAFO is an alliance of non-profit organizations, churches, and networks that uphold the following Statement of Faith, Guiding Principles, and Core Commitments.

Yes

Is your organization or church willing to work with those who affirm these Core Commitments?*

CAFO Core Commitments

Yes

Which category best describes the strategy your organization or church would like to add to the Foster Care Strategy Hub?*

Program - Can be launched by a local community via partnership, subscription, franchising, or other implementation structure from an organization

Model - An example of effective work by an organization that does not have a formalized or national implementation structure, but can offer a detailed model with principles that can be replicated by another community

Program Information

Program Name*

Which one of the nine Foster Care Puzzle areas does this program primarily address?*

See Puzzle Piece Descriptions - If this program addresses more than one of these areas, please pick the area that you believe this program could offer the most significant benefits through its strategic or innovative approach.

Puzzle Piece Definitions

Biological Family Services- Provide families with the help they need to stay together or reunify

Mentorship
Child development training
Addiction intervention and recovery
Tangible needs

Biological Family Services- Provide families with the help they need to stay together or reunify

Mentorship
Child development training
Addiction intervention and recovery
Tangible needs

Biological Family Services- Provide families with the help they need to stay together or reunify

Mentorship
Child development training
Addiction intervention and recovery
Tangible needs

Biological Family Services- Provide families with the help they need to stay together or reunify

Mentorship
Child development training
Addiction intervention and recovery
Tangible needs

Please select a Foster Care Puzzle area above.

Please describe and share any key data you collect to measure the success of this program:*

Consider what data would help others understand and communicate the value of this program—especially those who may need to support or approve it.

If applicable, please link to or attach any additional documentation about outcomes, research studies, or anything else that would be helpful to share:

Attachment Option for Question Above

Max. file size: 2 GB.

Can this program be easily implemented by a group of two or more churches, organizations, agencies, or advocates?*

Yes

Describe 1-3 examples of how local churches could engage with this program*

How could they actively be involved? How could they support it?

Has this program been successfully replicated in more than one location?*

Yes

Is your organization currently open and ready to receive new leads for local implementation of this program?*

Yes, from any location in the U.S.

Yes, but only in specific locations or regions in the U.S.

Please list the specific locations or regions (Or briefly describe your expansion strategy, if helpful)*

Does your organization have an existing structure and process for local implementation? (Such as onboarding processes, training materials, support staff, etc.)*

Yes

Describe the typical costs (initial and ongoing) that would be required to implement this program*

How long does it typically take to implement this program, from point of initial interest to completed launch?*

Optional: Any additional notes or questions that you'd like to add?

Model Information

Model Name (or Short Description)*

Which one of the nine Foster Care Puzzle areas does this model primarily address?*

See Puzzle Piece Descriptions - If this model addresses more than one of these areas, please pick the area that you believe this program could offer the most significant benefits through its strategic or innovative approach.

Please select a Foster Care Puzzle area above.

Please describe and share any key data you collect to measure the success of this model:*

Consider any data would help others understand and communicate the value of this model—especially those who may need to support or approve it.

Can this model be easily implemented by a group of two or more churches, organizations, agencies, or advocates?*

Yes

Describe 1-3 examples of how local churches could engage with this program*

How could they actively be involved? How could they support it?

List at least 3 replicable principles that your model offers*

What are the strategic steps, unique approaches, or other elements of your model that can be identified and replicated by those in another local community?

Describe the typical costs (initial and ongoing) that would be required to replicate this model*

Estimated costs are acceptable

How long would it typically take to implement this model, from point of initial interest to completed launch?*

Estimated timeframes are acceptable

Optional: Any additional notes or questions that you'd like to add?

Applicant Contact Information

Who is submitting this form?

First Name*

Last Name*

Role or Title at Organization*

Email Address*

Confirm Email Address*

Implementation Contact Information

For Programs: Who would be the primary contact to receive and follow up with new leads?

For Models: Who would be willing to connect with those seeking to replicate your model?

Same as Applicant Contact (Previous Section)

Yes

First Name*

Last Name*

Role or Title at Organization*

Email Address*

Confirm Email Address*

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Foster Care Strategy Hub Submission

MTE - Foster Care Strategy Hub Submission

General Information

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