Advisory Commission on Reducing the Disproportionate Representation of African-American Children in Foster Care met April 20.
Here is the agenda provided by the commission:
I. Chair’s Welcome and Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Review and Approval of Meeting Minutes – January, February, March
IV. Children360 Demo by Dagené Brown (30 minutes)
V. Subcommittee Breakout Sessions (40 minutes)
VI. Subcommittee Updates to Full Group – Key Discussion Points/Proposed Recommendations (5 minutes each) Refer to Recommendations Template sent to Subcommittee Leads via email
a. Legal System and Its Impact to Youth-in-Care
b. External Resources and Services that can Address Disproportionality
c. Legislative Impact to African American Families
d. DCFS Services to Impact Prevention & Reduce Length of Stay in Foster Subcommittee Work and Reporting Guidance shall include:
1. Subcommittee’s specific area of focus,
2. The Commission Framework (Racial Lens, Increase Prevention, Decrease Length of Stay in Foster Care, Cultural Competency and be Data Informed)
3. Discussion
4. Next Steps
VI. Public Comment
VII. Next Steps
VIII. Adjournment
https://dcfs.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/dcfs/documents/about-us/impact-public-policy/documents/com-red-aa-yic/commission-on-reducing-aa-yic-agenda-042023.pdf
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