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Strengthening Families and CBCAP in Kansas
February 19, 2009
Kansas Children’s Cabinet & Trust Fund
Kansas Strengthening Families Plan
• Initiated and led by the Children’s Cabinet • Managed by the University of Kansas • Over 80 stakeholders, including a 14-member
Leadership Team• Plan materials: strategic plan, folder, and
website• Support for community planning
Advantages
• Capitalizing on the Children’s Cabinet’s role as a neutral convener
• Reframing child abuse and neglect prevention efforts
• Integrating the KSF Plan into existing systems and programs
• Engaging “unlikely” partners
Challenges
• Time– To develop new partnerships– To guide and direct Plan progress– To integrate across projects– To stay ahead of what communities are doing
• Evaluation--Documenting change at the pace it is happening
--Systems-level vs. program level
Questions?Rebecca Gillam, LMSWUniversity of Kansas, Institute for Educational Research
and Public Service(785) 864-7123rgillam@ku.edu
James Redmon, MSW, MPHKansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund(785) 368-7044James.redmon@srs.ks.gov
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