AGENCY TESTIMONY
Permanency planning and lifelong connections
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ACS and its providers focus on permanency planning for children in foster care, working towards safe reunification or alternative permanency options when necessary.
- Foster care providers engage parents in service and permanency planning process
- Parent advocates with lived experience guide and support parents
- When reunification is not possible, other options like adoption and kinship guardianship are pursued
- Fair Futures coaches and aftercare supports help youth develop networks outside of foster care
Jess Dannhauser
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CHIP makes every effort to make visits as family friendly as possible, helping may families maintain and strengthen their bonds even in this challenging environment.
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Foster care is intended to be temporary while ACS and our providers work with families to address the safety issues that led to foster care.
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To do this, our foster care providers engage parents in the service and permanency planning process, which is now enhanced through the use of parent advocates who can use their lived experience to help guide and support parents.
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Our pro providers proactively plan for the safe reunification of children and engage youth in the development of their own service and permanency planning.
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When reunification is not possible, ACS and our providers seek other permanency options, including adoption and kinship guardianship.
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ACS uses a variety of strategies, including data analysis, technical assistance, family team conferences, and case reviews to strengthen agencies practice to achieve permanency safely safely and as timely as possible.
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Overall, ACS is committed to lifelong connections for all young people.
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For youth who exit foster care without legal permanency, there are Fair Futures coaches and aftercare supports to work with youth to develop and maintain a network of supports outside of foster care.