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DCY Tuesday Times
Issue 21: November 12, 2024 |
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Tuesday Times
This ongoing correspondence focuses on essential business-related information, providing important updates for our partners. These updates encompass practice and policy adjustments, data dashboard enhancements, funding prospects, program details, training initiatives, and various other pertinent topics.
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For Your Awareness
Stronger Together: Ohio's Collaborative Informational Series
Join us for a new educational initiative designed to enhance professional knowledge in child and family support services. Key features include:
- Bi-monthly webinars featuring experts from various state agencies
- Focus on available programs and resources for children and families
- Information on eligibility requirements and how to access services
- Additional resource guides and references
Please note: This series is separate from the regular DCY bi-monthly updates with Director Wente and program-specific meetings.
Our first session will showcase presenters from the Department of Developmental Disabilities.
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Identification |
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Children Services
Home Visiting
Ohio Children's Trust Fund
Maternal and Infant Vitality Programming
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Early Education |
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Early Intervention
Publicly Funded Child Care
Early Childhood Education
Preschool Special Education
Licensing
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Ohio
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Support |
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Ohio Commission on Fatherhood
Ohio Family Children First Council
Healthy Beginnings at Home
Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation
Strong Families, Safe Communities
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Department of Children and Youth Offers Training For New Adoption Certification System
Residential centers, group homes, and agencies that certify foster homes and approve adoptive homes and families are invited to register for one of the upcoming trainings for the Ohio Certification for Agencies and Families (OCAF).
DCY is offering sessions on December 2 and January 2. To learn more or to register, click here to view the flyer.
Thanksgiving Together Invites Current, Former Youth in Care
Thanksgiving Together is an event inviting current foster youth (ages 14+) and former foster youth (ages 18+) from Ohio to gather for a meaningful Thanksgiving celebration. Open to individuals who have experienced kinship care, adoption, or group home placements, the event allows attendees to bring guests and fosters a supportive environment where youth can connect, celebrate achievements, and share encouragement.
Beyond a traditional meal, Thanksgiving Together offers networking opportunities, resources, and giveaways including blankets from My Very Own Blanket. This year, early celebrations will be held in Southwest, Northeast, and Central Ohio. Attendance is free, but an RSVP is required.
Please share this information and registration link with current and former foster youth in your area.
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Updates and Guidance Letters
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Step Up To Quality Update
A new model for Step Up To Quality (SUTQ) became effective July 7, 2024. A key component is family engagement, which moves from a child-centered focus to a child and family-centered focus. Ideally, when the whole family's needs are addressed, the child's learning and development improve, resulting in better outcome for the child and the family's well-being.
Although SUTQ mandatory forms were removed from the model to provide greater flexibility for early care and education programs, sample forms have been created to assist programs in implementing the new standards and requirements. The latest sample form is the "Family Needs Survey for Step Up To Quality (SUTQ)." Families are to identify their needs for resources or support in designated topics and early care and education programs provide referrals. The sample form is available at Program Standards, Rules and Forms | Department of Children and Youth.
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Updates and Guidance Letters
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Commission on Fatherhood Meets This Week
The Ohio Commission on Fatherhood will meet this Thursday, November 14, 2024, in the Vern Riffe Building, 77 S. High St., Columbus, OH 43215. The meeting will be held from 10:00 a.m. to noon on the 19th floor, in conference room 1948.
This meeting will be hybrid so you may attend in person or virtually by clicking here. If you attend in person you will need to bring your photo identification.
Visit the Ohio Commission on Fatherhood website to review past meeting agendas, meeting minutes, and presentations.
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Updates and Guidance Letters
No updates for this week.
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