Foster Care Recruitment and Retention Service

The Butler County Children Services agency in Hamilton, Ohio is seeking a vendor to provide foster care recruitment and retention services for youth in county custody. The agency needs to address the ongoing shortage of foster homes by certifying twenty new foster families per contract year. To solve this problem, the selected provider must implement both general and targeted recruitment activities, including public service announcements, advertising, and staffing tables at community events. The scope of work covers direct recruitment efforts alongside comprehensive retention and family support programs designed to sustain current and future foster placements. Eligible bidders must be onshore organizations based entirely in the United States. The agency requires the performance of all contracted work to take place offsite. The agency is requesting budget proposals from bidders to determine the cost of the one-year contract. Interested parties must attend a pre-bid meeting scheduled for June 16, 2026. Bidders must submit all clarifying questions regarding the opportunity no later than July 13, 2026.