Explore tips and strategies to effectively engage and sustain the involvement of families and youth at the agency level. 

Explore the efforts agencies, community collaborative organizations, and others are making to bring families, youth, and communities to the table as they strive to improve the child welfare system in this podcast. 

In this episode leaders from the District of Columbia child welfare agency and a community collaborative organization discuss their longstanding partnership. The commissioner for Kentucky's child welfare agency describes the agency’s strategic communication plan and considers the role of the agency as part of the larger child welfare system.

In this introduction to the podcast series How We Partner With the Community to Improve Service Options, agency leaders talk about the changing culture of their organizations. Leaders from Kentucky discuss their Child Welfare Transformation initiative, three transformational goals, and culture of safety.

Find the eligibility requirements of the Children’s Justice Act Grant and the roles and responsibilities of Grantees.

Read recent research on child welfare workforce management, including recruitment and retention, professional development, and organizational culture.

Learn about State Liaison Officers, who they are, their roles, responsibilities, and the Center for States resources available to them.

Examine current research and how best to build organizational capacity in five areas, and learn about possible challenges and solutions.

Desiree is an alumna of the foster care system. She lived with the same foster care family for 14 years. She entered foster care with three of her siblings, and wants to use her experiences growing up in foster care to make a difference for those still in the system.

Defines prepermanancy services for prospective adoptive and guardianship families and raises awareness about the need for more prepermanency services supports alongside postpermanency supports.

Explore the four thematic pillars necessary for organizational capacity that supports engagement with young people currently and formerly in foster care.

Learn the importance of effective, ongoing collaboration between child welfare agencies and community-based partners.

Get practical guidance for building organizational capacity and for implementing flexible and innovate programs for youth engagement.

Learn about adolescent brain development, trauma-responsive care, and the importance of normalcy.

Get an overview of the issues related to the physical and emotional safety of child welfare workers.