Strategies to Guide the Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Relief Funding for Early Care and Education
The purpose of this brief is to highlight some of the strategies states are pursuing to address equity in allocating their ARPA child care funds. It also provides a framework to support decision making around how to use recovery funds that focuses on the needs and preferences of families—particularly families that face barriers to accessing high-quality ECE.
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Racial Justice in the Child Welfare System: Leadership Leaning into a Core Practice Model
Article January 21, 2022
As race, racism, anti-racism, equity and inclusion become front and center across multiple facets of American life, culture, politics, and institutions, directors across California say now is the time to work together as child welfare leaders to better understand and dismantle dominant and oppressive culture characteristics that exist in the system, both for the benefit of the workforce and for the children and families served.
Racial Justice in the Child Welfare System
Report January 21, 2022
This resource from the Child and Family Policy Institute of California identifies steps to support child welfare directors.
The California Child Welfare Core Practice Model (CPM)
Website January 21, 2022
The California Child Welfare Core Practice Model is a statewide effort to develop and implement a framework to support child welfare practice and allow child welfare professionals to be more effective in their roles. The CPM is intended to guide practice, service delivery, and decision-making.