Partners for Our Children

WASHINGTON STATE DSHS RELEASES NEW REDUCED COST SERVICES GUIDE
Washington State Department of Social & Health Services' Reduced Cost Services Guide can help people find more affordable options for common and essential products and services..
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P4C receives 4th year of Kinship Navigator program evaluation funding
If the program results in significant improvements for caregivers and their children, it could become the first evidence-based kinship navigation program that servers both formal and informal caregivers.
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Administration for children, youth and families (ACF) releases equity action plan plan
Direction for grantees to remedy systemic barriers for children and families of color.
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P4C Anti-racism commitments
We commit to being an anti-racist, anti-oppressive, and de-colonizing organization and to effecting change at institutional and structural levels.
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Our Organizational Purpose

Partners 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. In collaboration with partners, communities and those with lived expertise, we work to transform the child welfare system and create structural changes that are anti-racist and affirming of all families.

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The Impact of Poverty on Children and Families (2023 update)

KEY TAKEAWAY Policies aimed at reducing childhood poverty can yield positive benefits for Washington in terms of improved individual and family functioning, and increased economic self-sufficiency for future generations.

Strive two-pager overview, October 2021

Strive Overview: Partners for Our Children (P4C) at the University of Washington has been working in close collaboration, since 2014, with the Washington State Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF), and over 100 stakeholders to develop and test the Strive Supervised Family Time program. Strive is a parent education and support program that aims to engage parents in the visitation process, assist parents in preparing for high quality family time with their children, and promote child safety.

Strengthening Family Connection for Incarcerated Parents

More than 50% of incarcerated people are parents at-risk of permanently losing parental rights. Federal policy (TPR) has inequitable impacts on Black, Indigenous, and other POC, low-income families, and women. The brief outlines recommendations.