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November 18th, 2024 Behind the Act: Insights from Devon Gilchrist Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act Blog Series Part 4
As part of our ongoing blog series on the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act, we had the privilege to interview Devon Gilchrist, Supervisor of the African-American Child and Fa…
October 30th, 2024 A Need for Community Understanding: African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act Series Article 3
Throughout the summer, we shared several articles about the passing of the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA). In the first two we discussed the goals of reducing d…
September 20th, 2024 Hispanic Heritage Month and the Child Welfare Workforce
Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated from September 15 to October 15, is a time to recognize and honor the rich cultural contributions of Hispanic and Latino communities in the United States. Additionally, Hispanic Heritage Month …
August 21st, 2024 Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act Blog Series Part Two: Implementation and Policy
Earlier this summer, in honor of Juneteenth, we posted an article about the connections between Juneteenth and Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act. In our work the Minnesota Chi…
June 5th, 2024 Culturally Responsive Training in New Worker Foundations
This September the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy will launch a completely updated New Worker Foundations Training. One of the many components of this new training is the incorporation of Cultural Responsiveness and opp…
February 9th, 2023 Intercultural Tool Pilot for Upcoming New Worker Training
Update as of 03/02/23: The Training Academy has decided to delay implementation of the IDI Pilot for Cohort 106 as planned. This decision is based upon recent changes in staff capacity as well as complications due to timing and s…