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Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Latino Advisory Council met June 26

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Marc D. Smith, Director | Illinois Department of Children and Family Services

Marc D. Smith, Director | Illinois Department of Children and Family Services

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Latino Advisory Council met June 26.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

I. Welcome and Positive Vibes - 9:30 am ─ 9:45 am

*Summer Plans

II. Review/Approval of Minutes - 9:45 am ─ 10:00 am

a. December, January, February, March, April and May

III. Committee Reports and Updates - 10:00 am ─ 10:30 am

a. Child Safety, Risk Reduction and Permanency

b. Data Analysis, Disproportionality, and Staffing

c. Strategic Communications

d. Child Welfare Contributing Agencies

IV. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Report -Jose Lopez - 10:30 am ─ 10:50 am

a. Migrant meeting workgroup

V. Old Business - 10:50 am ─ 11:00 am

a. Join Council overview & minutes.

b. Retention vote of LAC Members and election of new officers

VI. Debrief of Professional Development Day - 11:00 am ─ 11:15 am

VII. Language Access - John Holtkamp - 11:30 am ─ 11:45 am

VIII. New Business - 11:45 am ─ 12:00 pm

a. LAC Member engagement

b. Bilingual foster parents and staff recruitment strategies for summer 2024

IX. Open Forum - 12:00 pm ─ 12:30 pm

a. Direction of the group

X. Subcommittees Meeting - 12:30 pm ─ 2:00 pm

XI. Adjournment

https://dcfs.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/dcfs/documents/about-us/impact-public-policy/documents/lac/lac-agenda-062624.pdf