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A community partnership approach to child welfare requires a significant shift in ownership so that everyone in a neighborhood believes they have a role in keeping children safe and supporting families. The partnership harnesses the creative talents of neighborhood leaders, human services providers, the faith community and local organizations to work with the public child protection agency to enhance safety and well-being for all families.
Underlying Principles
The community partnership approach has primarily been applied to reaching vulnerable families as a preventive support and serving families that come to the attention of the public child protection agency early on in this involvement. Our thinking has been further informed by recent work with the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Family to Family program. This collaboration expands the application of the partnership approach to address children's and families' needs in the context of a community-based foster care system. Over time, and as evidence develops, CCPCW will further explore the application of the community partnership principles to other areas of the child welfare continuum, including adoption and transition services for older foster youth.
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