RECRUITMENT TECHNIQUES       General Recruitment     TV public service announcements* Radio public service announcements* Posters distributed in the community* Videotape or slide presentations Inserts in mailings* Videotapes Ads on shopping bags Speaking to groups*     Public Education Efforts     Adoption feature stories in newsletters, newspapers and magazines* Presentations to community & civic organizations (church groups, community orgs, etc)* Television & radio talk shows* Press conferences Editorials Community displays/exhibits*     Child-Specific Recruitment Techniques     "Today's Child" newspaper column, using photo and profile, in use in Ontario since 1964 Newspaper column used by Japanese placement agency since 1962 "Family Finder" TV program used in Ontario from 1969 until 1989 "Wednesday's Child" TV public service announcements in use by the Government of Alberta since 1982 National Adoption Desk printed photo-listing bulletin used in all Canadian provinces except Quebec from 1978 until 1991 Several American Adoption Resource Exchanges have used print, TV and radio recruitment for more than 25 years. All currently use Internet photolisting Internet photo-listings used by 48 American states, the Government of Ontario as well as all national and regional American Adoption Resource exchanges The Canada's Waiting Children Program has published a printed photo-listing since October 1997*     * Techniques currently used by Canada's Waiting Childern Program      © Canada's Waiting Children