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NEWS AND EVENTS
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November 19, 2007 |
Permanency Quilt installed in Stanislaus County Juvenile Court Room
On November 19, 2007, the Stanislaus County permanency quilt was moved to its permanent home in the Stanislaus County Juvenile Court Room. The quilt reflects the work being done by county staff to provide permanent homes for children. The "house" side of the quilt displays the first names of prior Stanislaus County Juvenile Court dependent children who were returned home (7/1/06 through 11/1/07). The "tree" side of the quilt depicts the first names of prior Stanislaus County Juvenile Court dependent children who found permanent homes through adoption during the same time frame. Children will be provided an opportunity to add their names to the quilt during court proceedings.
View pictures of the quilt
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Fall 2007 |
Sacramento County launches permanency website
Sacramento County has created a permanency web page that's titled "Permanency for foster children: There's no place like home." In addition to providing a definition of permanency and speaking to the importance of permanence for children and youth in foster care, the site provides links to a number of permanency resources and information. The permanency web page is designed to meet the needs of youth and those people who have an important part in their permanency planning.
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July 19, 2007 |
Reorganization of California Permanency for Youth Task Force
As of July 19, 2007, the California Permanency for Youth Task Force has been restructured to accommodate the growth and interest in youth permanency. The Task Force was transformed from a hundred or so interested members who attended intermittently into two committees, Practice and Policy, with each committee having twenty consistently attending members with interest and expertise in their respective areas. The National Governors Association (NGA) permanency workgroup, which was working on many of the same issues as the Youth Permanency Task Force, was absorbed and incorporated into the Youth Permanency Task Force.
More details
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April 17, 2007 |
CPYP Fifth Anniversary Celebration
CPYP celebrated its fifth year of work on April 17, 2007 at a gala reception held at Preservation Park, Oakland, CA. The reception also honored founding director Pat Reynolds-Harris on her retirement from CPYP. The program included sharing by several youth about their search for a lifelong family, presentation of a California Senate resolution recognizing the work of Ms. Reynolds-Harris, and sharing by CPYP staff and colleagues.
Read Kron 4 coverage of the event, Advocate Honored for Groundbreaking Work Resulting in Key Foster Care Changes
All 58 California Counties Sign the Declaration of Commitment
CPYP is pleased to announce that all 58 California counties have signed the Declaration of Commitment to Permanent Lifelong Connections for Foster Youth. CPYP would like to thank Frank Mecca, Executive Director of the County Welfare Directors Association of California (CWDA) and Erin Saberi, Casey Family Programs, for their help in achieving this goal.
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February 22, 2007 |
CPYP Director Pat Reynolds-Harris receives 2007 T. George Silcott
Lifetime Achievement Award
The 2007 T. George Silcott Lifetime Achievement Award was
presented to CPYP Founding Director Pat Reynolds-Harris at the 2007 National Conference of
the Black Administrators in Child Welfare (BACW), February 20-24, 2007. This award goes to a
person in the profession who has made an outstanding contribution in child welfare practice,
policy development, training, and education through a long-time commitment to working in
the field of child welfare or a related human service field.
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December 4, 2006 |
CPYP hires Assistant Director
As part of its transition plan, CPYP is pleased to announce that Robert E. Friend begins
work as Assistant Director on December 4, 2006. Friend comes to CPYP with over 25 years
experience in the field of child welfare, most recently as the Assistant Regional Director
for Aspira. He is a graduate from Rutgers University and the Masters in Social Welfare
program at the University of California. Friend's primary areas of focus have been practice
improvement, and initiatives that promote permanence and economic
independence/self-sufficiency for foster children.
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November 2-3, 2006 |
CPYP 2006 Annual Conference
"The conference was perfect," "Very thorough and well worth attending", "You provided us
with an abundance of thought provoking information; I think it should be a three day
conference". These are just a few of the many positive comments made about the CPYP Annual
Conference held on November 2-3, 2006, at the Waterfront Plaza Hotel in Oakland, CA. About 120
people attended, including staff from CPYP counties plus other invited partners. This year's
theme was working with youth to assure permanency. One of the main speakers was Bob Lewis,
a permanency consultant from Massachusetts. His mission is "to explore, develop and shape
how we keep our promise of a permanent family for every child". One attendee indicated
that s/he "planned to search out opportunities to train and inform on implementing permanency
at every level in his/her county." The successfulness of the conference in meeting the needs
of the fourteen counties in attendance can be attributed in part to the input provided by
each county's representative to the planning committee, chaired by Cheryl Jacobson, CPYP
consultant.
Other sessions included Massachusetts Families for Kids Speak Out
Team, Siblings Issues Workshop, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning
(LGBTQ) Youth Workshop, Support for Connections Workshop, Luncheon Panel on Engagement
of Youth/Involving Youth, and Group Homes Workshop. (For more details, see the
Conference Schedule.)
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conference pictures
PowerPoint Presentations from the
conference
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