Foster Caregiver Onboarding Collection

How do organizations with robust foster programs onboard their new foster caregivers? Fostering is as easy as adopting. The foster sign-up process is quick and low-barrier, and most foster caregivers can take home a pet the same day they sign up.

Organizations that are most successful in the area of foster caregiver onboarding have the following key characteristics:

• Instead of barriers, lengthy onboarding processes and blanket restrictions, the organization uses an open, conversation-based approach with foster caregivers.
• Foster sign-up is concise and language is welcoming.
• Participants can sign up in a variety of ways (online, in person, etc.)
• Becoming a foster is as easy as becoming an adopter.
• The onboarding process has few steps, and the process is clear. 
• Most foster caregivers can take home a pet the same day they sign up to foster.

This collection contains a Maddie's University course that has information about foster onboarding as well as examples and plug-and-play resources from organizations that are successful in this area.

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