Sentences with phrase «welfare agency efforts»

Urban Institute studies of child welfare agency efforts to increase father involvement show: [3]

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The new commissioner of the city's child welfare agency expressed «significant concerns» about a NYC Council legislation package aimed at tightening scrutiny over his embattled department — saying it could «inhibit our efforts toward reform.»

The efforts described in the group's report, «Joining Forces: Linking Education and Human Services to Help Children and Families At Risk,» include governors» initiatives, interagency commissions, memoranda of understanding between agencies, and specific programs linking education and social welfare.

Mechler points out that the rabies component could dramatically increase the number of public agencies willing and able to administer the product, essentially taking some of the burden off of the animal welfare community while increasing efficiency in animal welfare efforts.

Since Katrina, government agencies and animal welfare groups have improved coordination efforts to better organize disaster response.

The Chihuahua airlift is part of an ongoing effort by California animal control and welfare agencies to find homes for these unwanted animals that now outnumber pit bulls in shelters.

We are proud to be a part of this effort and will continue to help our fellow animal welfare agencies, city and state officials and residents affected by the disaster in every way we can.

- to provide refuge for homeless animals and animals in need and coordinate their placement in permanent and safe home environments; - to provide education through publications, seminars, and discussions to the general public on animal health and welfare, behavior and care including the benefits of spaying and neutering; - to provide information and referrals to affordable and low cost medical care including spay & neuter clinics and other animal medical and care facilities; - to provide information on training, behavior modification and general handling instruction along with referrals to vetted and certified professionals in these areas; - to liaise and network with other animal rescue organizations as part of a mutual effort to aid animals in distress; - to solicit donations and funding from government agencies, corporations, private foundations, public charities, individuals and the general public at large to finance the medical, housing and other incidental costs of homeless animals while in the custody of the organization; - to organize and participate in fundraisers to benefit furtherance of the overall main purpose and goals of the organization; - to have the normal functions, operations, programs and pursuits incidental to a fully recognized and operational nonprofit animal rescue organization.

The PETCO Foundation — established in 1999 as a result of increasing hands - on involvement with animal welfare agencies across the country — exists to support community organizations and efforts that enhance the lives of companion animals while strengthening the bond between people and pets, and serves to manage PETCO's charitable endeavors.

Our efforts are combined with the actions of concerned individuals, other groups, organizations and agencies interested in advancing the welfare of Missouri's animals.

Providing In - Kind Donations of Pet Food and Supplies: In addition to providing financial support for animal welfare agencies, PetSmart Charities has allocated two truckloads of donated pet care supplies like collars, leashes, food and water bowls, pet beds, kitty litter and more to help with emergency relief efforts in Texas.

$ 50,000 grant to Houston PetSet: As a locally - based nonprofit dedicated to working with animal welfare agencies and rescues, Houston PetSet will use its emergency relief grant from PetSmart Charities to help smaller nonprofits who are assisting with Hurricane Harvey relief efforts and require grants of $ 5,000 or less.

$ 100,000 grant to SPCA of Texas: PetSmart Charities» donation will support this animal welfare agency's ongoing efforts to help pets in need at the Mega Shelter recently opened in Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas.

Animal welfare agencies across the country hustled to get animals to safety, but the scope of such a massive response made it difficult to coordinate efforts.

This study documents that nonresident fathers of children in foster care are not often involved in case planning efforts and nearly half are never contacted by the child welfare agency during their child's stay in foster care.

Child welfare agencies are going beyond recruitment to focus on recruitment and retention efforts.

Teaming Up: Collaboration Between Welfare and Child Welfare Agencies Since Welfare Reform Ehrle, Andrews, & Scarcella Children and Youth Services Review, 26 (3), 2004 View Abstract Presents data from a survey of State welfare directors and discusses proposed improvements for collaborative efforts between welfare and child welfare aAgencies Since Welfare Reform Ehrle, Andrews, & Scarcella Children and Youth Services Review, 26 (3), 2004 View Abstract Presents data from a survey of State welfare directors and discusses proposed improvements for collaborative efforts between welfare and child welfare agenciesagencies.

This factsheet discusses laws that require child welfare agencies to make reasonable efforts to provide services that will help families remedy the conditions that brought the child and family into the child welfare system.

Court / Child Welfare National Exchange Template (NET) Task Force National Center for State Courts Offers information on a collaborative effort involving Federal, State, and local organizations to develop a set of technical specifications to assist jurisdictions in the electronic sharing of information between child welfare agencies and courts.

The current level of effort and competency that the agency as a whole is making toward engaging fathers in child welfare case activities

Child welfare agencies» efforts to identify, locate and involve nonresident fathers.

This bulletin for professionals reviews ways to work with families experiencing chronic neglect, including critical elements of successful casework practice, examples of what agencies are doing, and ways agencies can integrate child welfare approaches to chronic neglect with prevention and early intervention efforts.

Partnering for Permanency: Promoting Adoption Through Effective Communication Efforts (PDF - 556 KB) AdoptUSKids, National Resource Center for Diligent Recruitment Provides information for child welfare agencies about using social media tools to promote awareness campaigns and for recruitment and communication with potential families for children in foster care.

Going Beyond Trauma - informed Care (TIC) Training for Child Welfare Supervisors and Frontline Workers: The Need for System - wide Policy Changes Implementing TIC Practices in All Child Welfare Agencies (PDF - 179 KB) Heffernan & Viggiani (2015) The Advanced Generalist, 1 (3/4) Reviews current efforts to train child welfare workers in trauma - informed practices and argues that trauma - informed care adaptation and training must transcend case workers and supervisors in order for true systemic change to occur.

State laws on child welfare Laws addressing State agency responsibility when a child is placed in out - of - home care, including case planning, reasonable efforts to reunify families, and related issues.

Because many families receiving child welfare services may benefit from a variety of agencies, coordination of efforts is more likely to result in positive outcomes than if each system focuses independently on its own issue - related services.

Sustaining services may involve strong partnerships at the state, county or local levels including collaborative efforts among early care and education, child welfare, public health, and other human services agencies; including private foundations or local initiatives.

A growing number of child welfare agencies are employing differential response (DR) in an effort to respond more flexibly to child abuse and neglect reports and to better meet individual family needs.

She also is examining strategies to create more - effective partnerships among public child - welfare agencies, community - based prevention efforts and informal support systems.

«I think that DCYF, it is always in an ongoing effort for all child welfare agencies throughout the us, including Rhode Island, to improve,» said Elizabeth Burke Bryant, executive director of Rhode Island Kids Count.

Enhance collaborative efforts among child welfare agencies and tribes to ensure Native foster youth maintain connections to culture, community, and resources.

In the wake of a federal law giving child welfare agencies direct access to education records, legislation is moving in California to bolster its data sharing efforts.

This bulletin for professionals discusses what we know about chronic child neglect and then reviews ways to work with families experiencing chronic neglect, including critical elements of successful casework practice, examples of what agencies are doing, and ways agencies can integrate child welfare approaches to chronic neglect with prevention and early intervention efforts.

A growing number of child welfare agencies are employing DR in an effort to respond more flexibly to child abuse and neglect reports and to better meet individual family needs.