CFPIC

CFPIC is hiring in early 2025 for multiple positions! We are seeking a Program Director for Linkages, and Program Associates to support our Prevention and Adults Directors. The post on our website details each position. While these positions are remote, the applicants must reside in California and can expect to travel regularly to Sacramento. If you are interested in being considered, and meet the minimum education and work requirements, submit your resume and cover letter to the contact listed by January 10th. https://lnkd.in/gg4UCX_Y

During the recent Families Are Stronger Together Learning Collaborative (FAST-LC), the CFPIC Linkages team (Danna Fabella, Andrea Lewis, Melissa Connelly) and partners from California Department of Social Services were able to learn from 9 other states and Tribes who are developing innovative practices to collaborate across Child Welfare and CalWORKs to prevent child maltreatment. We were reminded throughout the collaborative that things work best when communities lead change efforts to build the services they need. We are using this principle to drive outreach and engagement efforts with Tribes, Tribal TANF organizations, counties, and service providers to develop a work plan for a Tribal Linkages approach. We are excited to see what connections we can make and what Tribal Linkages can become!

Are you involved in local or statewide comprehensive prevention planning efforts? If so, subscribe to our monthly CPP/FFPS Implementation Spotlight! Check out our latest newsletter below. Feel free to subscribe and/or share with anyone you think would be interested. https://lnkd.in/gWbReFeW

The Youth Engagement Project had a busy quarter! Check out their newsletter here to learn more.

We can't imagine navigating the complex landscape of social services without the expertise and unwavering support of the partners, consultants and experts we have worked alongside for the last 20 years. Here’s to the next 20 years of building stronger communities together! Click on the link below to hear what some of our partners have said about working with us. https://lnkd.in/gJjQXdC8

Our Youth Engagement Project is recruiting foster care lived experts as coaches for the YEP Skills Coaching Institute! The Coaching Institute seeks to connect current and former foster youth to coaches with firsthand experience navigating life after care and creating thriving lives professionally and personally to help youth in the areas of relationship building, professional development and life skills/self-sufficiency. Interested in becoming a YEP Skills Coach? See the attached flyer more info on the initiative and how to apply. And feel free to share this opportunity with others that you think might be a great fit!

Last month we gathered over 130 PACT cohort members from across the state to build connections with peers, explore innovations from the field, and hear from survivors with valuable expertise on human trafficking at the annual Preventing & Addressing Child Trafficking convening. Our PACT staff did an incredible job of not only hosting a successful convening, but also pulling together all the conference resources on a helpful webpage that contains a clickable conference program, presentations and handouts from each breakout session, a virtual resource table, photos, and more. There is a ton of great content to take advantage of - have a look! https://lnkd.in/gdfiC2JZ

PACT (Preventing and Addressing Child Trafficking), YEP (Youth Engagement Project) and CRP (Citizen Review Panels) did a great job representing CFPIC at the County Welfare Directors Association of California (CWDA) conference in San Diego! The programs combined their efforts to present “Creating Lasting Change in Child Welfare Through the Leadership and Influence of Those with Lived Experience.” Thank you to Andrea Sobrado, Melissa Gomez, Margo Fudge, and Simone Hidds-Monroe for your hard work in developing this presentation, and to CWDA for the wonderful opportunity.

Linkages is a collaboration between CalWORKs and Child Welfare to serve families who are involved, or at risk of becoming involved, with the Child Welfare System. CFPIC works with county Linkages teams in support of their efforts to develop policies and procedures to make Linkages a reality at the local level. To learn more about Linkages, visit our website. And be sure to check out our latest edition of Keeping Linked, the program's quarterly newsletter. The fall issue contains articles on CFPIC's 20th anniversary, program and subcommittee updates, a county success story about how Linkages was able to help a family in Orange County.

CFPIC will be undergoing a leadership transition in the coming year. See this memo from our Board of Directors regarding the appointment of Juliet Cox as Chief Executive Officer starting in January 2025.