Prairie State Wire

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Child Welfare Advisory Committee met Feb. 26.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

I. Co-Chair Welcome and Report 9:30 AM – 9:40 AM

• Member Roll Call

• Approval of November 2024 Minutes

• Introduction of New CWAC Co-Chair

• Co-Chair Report

II. Director’s Remarks 9:40 AM – 9:55 AM (Heidi Mueller)

III. Agenda Items 9:55 AM – 11:45 AM

• FY26 DCFS Budget Presentation (Director Heidi Mueller)

• IllinoisConnect Update (Jim Daugherty)

• • Background Process Update (Shontee Blankenship)

• • CFSR 4 & CFSP Goals (Jennifer Eblen-Manning)

• • Caseload Percentage between Private Partners and DCFS (Timothy Snowden)

I IV. Public Comments 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Adjournment

Next meeting

May 7, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM 

https://dcfs.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/dcfs/documents/about-us/impact-public-policy/child-welfare-advisory-committee/cwac-documents/cwac-agenda-022625.pdf