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Category Archives: Child Welfare
Taking Action to Drive Change
I’d like to introduce Tracy Wareing, Executive Director of the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA). With sequestration on many people’s minds, her commentary about the importance of transforming the human services sector could not be more timely. When it … Continue reading
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The 11th Hour: Transforming Child Welfare through Continuous Quality Improvement
As of Monday evening, the Administration on Children and Families (ACF) will no longer be accepting applications for the promising “Building Child Welfare Capacity for Continuous Quality Improvement Project”. This competitive program puts $2,000,000 on the table for assisting state … Continue reading
Posted in Child Welfare, Federal, Performance Management (General), State
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Performance Management for Foster Youth at Risk of Homelessness
The U.S. Interagency Council Homelessness recently updated its plan for ending chronic homelessness. Some of the changes address performance measurement for programs targeting unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness and youth aging out of systems such as foster care and juvenile justice. … Continue reading
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Recorded Webinar Available: Using Data to Drive Outcomes for Transition Age Foster Youth
For years, the child welfare system has focused on basic outcomes for youth such as safety and permanency. What happens when an organization goes beyond the basics to focus on broader outcomes such as education, employment, housing, and financial literacy? … Continue reading
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How Performance Management Boosted International Family Finding
Every year thousands of children enter foster care because of abuse or neglect, parents who have died or been incarcerated, or other unfortunate circumstances. An increasing number of these children are avoiding foster care, however, because of technology and policy … Continue reading
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Australian Social Impact Bonds Target Recidivism, Out-of-Home Care for Youth
On March 20, the New South Wales government in Australia announced that it has chosen three consortia with which to partner in its social impact bond pilot program. One consortium, which consists of two organizations, Social Finance and Mission Australia, … Continue reading
Posted in Child Welfare, Criminal Justice, Pay for Success
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Child Welfare and Performance Management in Maine
Jodi Beckstrom, a 2011 graduate of the Mid-Career Masters in Public Administration program at the Harvard Kennedy School, has written an interesting blog post on the school’s Social Innovators Blog. In it, she describes recent efforts to develop a child … Continue reading
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Social Impact Bonds and Foster Care in England
The city council in Manchester, England, has approved a plan to use social impact bonds to move children from residential care into foster family homes. The plan could improve outcomes for children in residential care while saving as much as … Continue reading
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