Next4You Recruitment Partners
Help recruit youth in foster care to test a website with a focus on health and wellness!
What is Next4You?
Next4You aims to empower California youth in foster care through an interactive website. The website was co-designed with youth who have lived experience in foster care. Next4You focuses on important health topics such as sexual health and healthy relationships, and information to help prepare young people to transition out of the foster care system.
Participants will have 4 weeks to interact with 6 self-paced modules through 1-3 minute microlessons. The study seeks to understand if using the website decreases young people's risk for sexually transmitted infections or unplanned pregnancy and increases healthy life skills.
Recruitment partners can support in one or more of these ways:
- Individually promote the study to youth and invite them to take part.
- Hold group recruitment sessions at your agency.
- Identify community events for Next4You staff to table or host a booth.
- Refer other agencies who serve youth in foster care to become recruitment partners.
Recruitment sites will:
- Decide on an annual recruitment target number in collaboration with ETR.
- Identify a Recruitment Ambassador to serve as the primary contact. The Recruitment Ambassador will introduce eligible youth to the study and support youth with the enrollment process. Recruitment Ambassadors will be trained before the study starts and will receive an annual stipend.
- Support study retention by helping with survey reminders for youth enrolled in the study but who have not completed surveys.
- Maintain regular communication with Next4You program staff on recruitment issues and challenges.
- Receive an annual site participation stipend ranging from $500-$3,000 based on an annual recruitment target.
Number of youth recruited* (per recruitment period): Site Stipend- 5-10 youth: $500 stipend
- 11-15 youth: $750 stipend
- 16-20 youth: $1,000 stipend
- 21-25 youth: $1,250 stipend
- 26-30 youth: $1,500 stipend
- 31-35 youth: $1,750 stipend
- 36-40 youth: $2,000 stipend
- 41-45 youth: $2,250 stipend
- 46-50 youth: $2,500 stipend
- 51-55 youth: $2,750 stipend
- 56-60 youth: $3,000 stipend
- Recruitment Ambassadors will attend or view a Training video before the study starts and will receive an individual annual stipend in e-gift cards.
- Receive free access to the Next4You program and a summary of the project findings at the end of the grant.
- Recruitment period is from September 2023 to May 2025.
- Eligible youth may begin their participation at any time during the recruitment period.
- Age 16-19
- Current or former* foster youth.
- Has access to a cellular or Wi-Fi-enabled device, like a phone, tablet or laptop.
- Speaks and writes English fluently.
- Lives in California.
*Need to have been in foster care on or after their 13th birthday
Eligible youth would:
- Review and sign a digital consent form (no parent or guardian consent is needed).
- Complete 3 surveys over 9 months and receive up to $160 in e-gift cards.
- Help test the impact of a website on young people's knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors about sexual health and relationships.
- Take part in web app activities for 4 weeks and be able to receive an additional $125 in e-gift cards based on their participation level.
- Everything is online and mobile friendly; there is no need to meet in person for any of the activities. There is no need to download an app.
Questions?
If you are interested in being a recruitment partner or would like more information, please email Next4YouStudy@etr.org or call/text (831) 440-2241. A staff member will reach out to schedule a session and provide more information customized to your site.
About ETR
ETR is a national non-profit organization committed to improving health outcomes and advancing health equity for youth, families, and communities. This project is funded by the Family and Youth Services Bureau, and Office of the Administration for Children and Families in the Department of Health and Human Services.
This website is supported by Grant Number 90AP2694-04 from the Family and Youth Services Bureau within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Family and Youth Services Bureau.
