Methodology At Foster America, we believe that systems transformation — work to diminish the need for traditional child welfare interventions and bolster prevention-oriented, well-being alternatives — requires four key capacities: • Co-design: Transformation
happens together with families and communities, with their voices and needs at the center of solutions. Trust between communities that the system is meant to serve and the government delivering the support is necessary so services are designed around shared vision and goals. • Collaboration: Family and child well-being cannot be operationally achieved via child protective services alone. We support transformation efforts by facilitating alignment across
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governmental agencies, nonprofit organizations, and community partners to implement responsive approaches that families truly want. • Finance: We recognize that traditional funding structures promote intervention over prevention. We work to reprioritize resources toward voluntary supports and services, including those that bolster economic prosperity, and away from punitive models. • Learning: Change requires investment in and capacity for qualitative and quantitative data collection, then use of that data in decision- making, iteration, and shared accountability. We advance data use for adaptation, continual improvement, and scaling what works. These capacities, when used in tandem, lead to equitable outcomes — a future where race, gender identity, income, or zip code don’t predict results. A future where all families thrive.
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