The
Outcomes of Family to Family
States
participating in the Family to Family Initiative are asked to commit themselves to achieving the following
outcomes:
- A
reduction in the number of children served in institutional
and congregate care.
- A
shift of resources from congregate and institutional
care to family foster care and family-centered services
across all child and family-serving systems.
- A
decrease in the lengths of stay in out-of-home placement.
- An
increase in the number of planned reunifications.
- A
decrease in the number of re-entries into care.
- A
reduction in the number of placement moves experienced
by children in care.
- An
increase in the number of siblings placed together.
- A
reduction in the total number of children served away
from their own families.
In
sum, Family to Family is not a pilot, nor a fad, nor the
latest new "model" for child welfare work. Rather,
it is a set of value-driven principles that guide a tested
group of strategies that, in turn, are implemented by a practical
set of tools for everyday use by administrators, managers,
field workers, and families.
Adapted from Annie E. Casey Foundation's Tools for Rebuilding
Foster Care.
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