Communicate About COVID-19

Communication with Families

Here is an example letter from Maine to communicate about COVID-19 with foster parents.

Here are sample hand-outs for foster parents, caregivers, and birth parents with tips on remote visitation with children of all ages, from Washington State.

Communication with Foster Youth

• The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created some guidelines on how to talk with children about coronavirus.

• Sesame Street has developed good materials, available in English and Spanish, to help with language to use with young children in foster care.

Host an online town hall with foster youth

pageHow to host a virtual town hall?

Communicate with folder youth via text

pageHow to communicate with older foster youth via text?

Conduct community outreach virtually

pageHow to effectively conduct community outreach virtually?

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