DCYF works to bring all parts of the agency together and make our practices more consistent. To help guide this work, we created a Strategic and Racial Equity Plan that explains our main goals.
The first draft from 2020 focused on five goals. After adding the racial equity plan, DCYF now has six main priorities. Over the next five years, DCYF will work on these six goals:
- Remove racial inequities and support racial justice
- Safely lower the number of children in out‑of‑home care
- Help youth and young adults move successfully into adulthood
- Build a strong, high‑quality system for children from birth to age 8
- Improve the quality and purpose of our daily work
- Improve the quality and availability of services from our providers
These priorities come from the agency’s mission, vision, values, and laws that guide our work.
The Strategic and Racial Equity Plan helps DCYF focus on how we serve children, youth, families, and communities as one agency. It also helps us use our funding and services in a better way so we can support families and reduce racial inequity in our systems.
Opportunities to Engage
Because of COVID-19, DCYF had to pause outreach to communities, partners, and staff. More feedback sessions were held from December to February 2020 through online webinars.
