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Appendix E: Recruitment Ideas
RECRUITMENT
IDEAS
This is by no means a complete list of all the places where
you might recruit low-income parents. Sources will also depend very much
on the subject of your inquiry and the population and subpopulations you
have identified. However, these are the ideas which came out of the discussions
we had with community groups and with our advisory committee and may prove
helpful as you begin developing your own recruitment strategies.
Community Action Agencies
WIC offices
Hospitals, clinics
Community health centers
Home Visiting Agencies
TANF agency, job training agencies, subcontractors
Laundromats
Grocery stores
Hair salons
Fast food locations
Public housing
DV shelters
Soup kitchens/food pantries
Homeless shelters
Adult education programs
ESL classes
Migrant education programs
Public Health Nurses
Churches
Good Will/Salvation Army Stores
Walmart/ other discount stores
Pediatrician’s Offices
Family practices
Public Access channels |
Radio stations (including Spanish and other
language stations)
Neighborhood newspapers (Including Spanish and other languages)
Public schools
Child care providers (licensed centers, subsidized child care centers,
family child care homes, Head Start, School Readiness Programs, kith
and kin providers)
Family Resource Centers
Resource and Referral Agencies
Legal Services Offices
Community Centers
Libraries
Parent support groups
Bus lines
Pharmacies
Particularly for rural areas:
Country stores
Grange halls
Town clerk’s office
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through these sources include:
- Posting flyers and posters;
- Talking to people in waiting rooms;
- Sending flyers with letters of endorsement from agencies to their
clientele;
- Placing announcements in local newspapers or on radio stations;
- Making phone calls to client lists provided you by organizations;
- Sending flyers home with children from elementary schools, Head Start,
School Readiness Programs, etc. or handing them out to parents when
they pick up their child;
- Attending community events, going to playgrounds, parks, spring fairs,
etc. and passing out flyers
- Making presentations before agency staff and parent groups
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