Family Resource & Training Center
Through statewide initiatives and community partnerships, FRTC helps strengthen the systems that support children, families, foster parents, and child welfare professionals.
Programs & Statewide Initiatives
FRTC helps turn child welfare strategy into practical implementation through recruitment, permanency services, workforce development, and cross-system collaboration.
Fostering Idaho Partnership
Supports foster family recruitment, inquiry response, community engagement, and statewide partnership coordination.
Explore → Permanency Media ServicesIdaho Wednesday's Child
Provides permanency-focused media services supporting adoption and guardianship.
Explore → Targeted RecruitmentIWC Intensive Recruitment Services
Delivers targeted recruitment strategies for youth whose permanency options have been exhausted.
Explore → Workforce DevelopmentChild Welfare Workforce Training and Development
Provides professional training and workforce development for child welfare staff across Idaho.
Explore →How we work
Across programs, we use shared systems, reporting practices, and continuous improvement tools to support strong implementation, responsiveness, and statewide coordination.
Workforce Development & Internships
Strengthening the child welfare workforce begins with intentional preparation and applied experience.
The Family Resource & Training Center was originally established to bridge professional education and field practice in child welfare. Today, we collaborate with multiple universities to provide structured internship placements that connect students in social work and related disciplines to meaningful, community-based work across Idaho.
As workforce demands continue to evolve, FRTC is actively exploring expanded and funded internship pathways designed to increase access, strengthen professional readiness, and contribute to long-term workforce sustainability within the child welfare system.
- Applied learning through real program implementation
- Multi-university collaboration and field placement support
- Building sustainable pathways into child welfare careers
About the Family Resource & Training Center
The Family Resource & Training Center (FRTC) is a university-based partner operating within Eastern Washington University’s College of Professional Programs, in collaboration with the School of Social Work.
For more than 30 years, FRTC has supported child welfare systems through grant-funded initiatives focused on recruitment, training, and statewide program delivery. We work alongside public agencies and community partners to develop practical, policy-aligned approaches that strengthen supports for children, families, and professionals across Idaho.
Our role is to help translate strategy into implementation, ensuring programs are delivered with consistency, quality, and responsiveness to community needs.
While our work is rooted in Idaho, our partnerships and training capacity support broader learning and collaboration across the Pacific Northwest.