CARE FOUNDATION The mission of the DFF Care Foundation Care Foundation is three-fold. As specified in their recruitment efforts, “Our mission is to serve Utah’s children by finding, educating and nurturing families to meet the needs of children in foster care.”[1] In general, UFCF’s company goal is to provide children with quality homes in areas where they are most needed. They do this through a highly selective process in which they carefully screen potential foster parents, provide extensive training, and maintain continued support for providers as they care for these children. During this process, their objective is to identify providers that are willing to help families reunite when possible and adopt children when such a reunion is not achievable.[2] Specific goals are provided through a contractual agreement with the Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS), a state agency related to Health and Human Services. For example, the state set a goal for UFCF through DCFS to recruit and train 450 new foster families in 2011. In addition to their contracted goal, they also seek to promote privately raised donations. This extra funding provides a support system that includes support groups, camps, winter retreats, appreciation events, and their wishing well program[3] (e.g., provides gifts like a baseball glove or dance lesson that providers can’t afford independently). Similar to other non-profit entities, DFF Care Foundation Care Foundation is led by a board of directors and CEO. With the help of 32 full-time employees, they oversee all recruitment, training, and retention activities. In total, seven individuals report directly to the CEO. They include an Accountant, Media Specialist, Development Coordinator, HR Manager, and Directors over the three departments. Within the state, UFCF has created five regions: North, East, West, Salt Lake Valley, and Southwest. These regions are each represented within the three departments of the organization.[9] These positions include area representatives, recruiters, regional trainers, and retention specialists who play a valuable supportive role for each Director as they oversee their respective responsibilities.
Posted on: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 11:24:32 +0000
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