The Foster America team was honored to have the opportunity to work with the Washington Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) to complete this Discovery process. The team included three specialists: Collaborative Design Specialist Aminata Simbo, who led the site team; Collaborative Design Specialist Gabrielle Garcia; Fiscal Innovation Specialist D.L. Moffitt; and Senior Director of Discovery and Engagement Danielle Martin. Numerous Foster America colleagues and consultants contributed to this Discovery including Courtney Franklin, Sarah Zlotnick, Emily Ente, and Noelle Russell. We also recognize the contributions of our executive team, including Marie Zemler Wu, Brian Clapier, and JoAnne Scribner in shaping this report. Special thanks to DCYF Assistant Secretary Vickie Ybarra from Partnership, Prevention, and Services; Director Sarah Veele from the Office of Innovation, Alignment, and Accountability; Director Judy King of Family and Community Support; and Director Maria Zdzieblowski of Service Continuum. These leaders and their teams were instrumental in coordinating site visits and facilitating opportunities for learning from DCYF partners. We are particularly grateful to the DCYF project leaders for focused, purposeful collaboration on this project, even as gubernatorial and agency leadership changes were imminent. The reflection on prevention efforts to date, wealth of resources shared, and access to the plethora of DCYF prevention services allowed our team to gain a broad understanding of DCYF’s strengths and opportunities ahead. Our partnership with the Ballmer Group — in particular with Kody Russell — was an essential asset to this Discovery process. We appreciate not only the grant funding that launched this work, but the invaluable resources and relationships shared. Finally, we are grateful to alumni of the Foster America fellowship and community leaders in Washington who shared their insights. In future phases of the work, we are eager to connect with more of the advocates, lived experts, tribal leaders, community partners, and public sector leaders. Their insights will be indispensable in continuing to refine a roadmap to systems transformation — for a future in which every family thrives.
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