Dr. Emiko Tajima was interviewed for a Washington State Standard Article titled "Extended foster care for young adults up to 21 set to expand...
Read MorePartners for Our Children (P4C) aims to eliminate inequities and promote inter-generational family well-being by advancing research, evaluation and evidence-informed policy and practice.
Partners for Our Children links research, practice, and policy. We conduct collaborative, equity driven research — co-created with, and guided by, those with lived expertise in the child welfare system.
Partners for Our Children conducted a systems assessment of Extended Foster Care (EFC) in Washington State in collaboration with the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) Research and Data Analysis Division (RDA), Sam D. Martin Consulting, and an Advisory Group of young people who experienced or were eligible for EFC. This study was informed by DCYF staff and community service partners who participated in focus groups and interviews.
The resulting report synthesizes data across multiple sources to provide a systems assessment of state and federally funded services and benefits for young adults who have enrolled in EFC. The report offers a set of policy and practice recommendations to improve supports for the EFC population to promote successful transitions to early adulthood.
Dr. Emiko Tajima was interviewed for a Washington State Standard Article titled "Extended foster care for young adults up to 21 set to expand...
Read MoreP4C's Extended Foster Care report was recently featured in an article in the Imprint titled "Washington Lawmakers Want Young Adults in Foster Care To...
Read MoreAn article in University of Washington News features P4C's recent report on Washington State's Extended Foster Care program. The article explores both the report...
Read MoreAt Partners for Our Children, we commit to working to dismantle institutional and structural racism as individuals and as an organization. As a Center within the School of Social Work, we support the School’s social justice mission and join the social work discipline’s grand challenge of eliminating racism. As an organization, our first work is to look inward and critically examine our roles in those institutional structures that perpetuate anti-Blackness and that reinforce racism, oppression, and inequities.
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