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To limit the emails you receive about the various DCYF projects in the child welfare space, we have put together all the updates related to our Thriving Families initiative in this monthly roundup:
Foster Care WAC Updates (part of D.S. Settlement)
- To prepare for the next phase of amending the foster care WAC 110-148, DCYF is inviting Caregivers to Dinner and Dialogue sessions. In-person registration is full, but virtual options are available:
Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA)
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The FFPSA team is drafting a 5-Year Family First Prevention Plan for 2025 to 2029, which will further guide the implementation of prevention services focused on keeping families together and out of the child welfare system.
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To get an overview and help inform this plan, they are hosting in-person, regional collaborative forums open to anyone with a shared interested in these efforts. Register Today or sign up to be a volunteer.
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Please send any questions to dcyf.familyfirstact@dcyf.wa.gov
Kinship Standards
- The Kinship Licensing Standards team received responses from a diverse group of caregivers on their first draft of the new Kinship WACs.
- 75 people participated in the live sessions
- 45% of the caregivers who participated identified as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC)
- 27 of the attendees were Kinship Caregivers, another 20 were Child Placing Agency staff which included eight Tribal CPAs
- More than 265 people completed the online survey
- 23% self-identified as BIPOC
- The team is revising and refining the proposed Kinship WAC, preparing for public review in Dec. 2024.
- If you have any questions, contact the project team at dcyf.kinshipfeedback@dcyf.wa.gov
Natalie Green, Assistant Secretary of Child Welfare
Ruben Reeves, Assistant Secretary of Licensing
Vickie Ybarra, Assistant Secretary of Partnership, Prevention, and Services
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