As part of our work to integrate and streamline practices as a newly formed agency, DCYF has developed a Strategic and Racial Equity Plan that provides the framework for our priorities.
The initial 2020 draft plan focused on five strategic priorities. With the integration of the racial equity plan, DCYF is now focusing on six agency priorities. Over the next five years, DCYF will focus on these six strategic priorities:
- Eliminate racial disproportionalities and advance racial equity
- Safely reduce the number/rate of children in out-of-home care
- Create successful transitions to adulthood for youth and young adults in our care
- Create a high-quality integrated B-8 system
- Improve quality and intention of our practice
- Improve quality and availability of provider services
These strategic priorities are grounded in the agency's mission, vision, values, and legislative purpose.
The Strategic and Racial Equity Plan helps our agency focus on how we serve children, youth, families and our communities as one entity. This framework helps to build on existing funding and services to strengthen our ability to serve families as well as to disrupt racial inequity and disproportionality in our systems.
Opportunities to Engage
Due to COVID-19, outreach efforts for stakeholder, community, and staff feedback were halted but resumed in August. Additional feedback sessions took place from December through February via webinars.