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More information than ever before is now available to help Californians know the progress that is being made to help children and families served by the state’s child welfare system.

Listed below are some of the many resources that provide information on the needs of children and families and efforts to improve their lives.

Partnership Resources
  • Our 2010 “A Lifetime of Love” calendar features art by current and former foster youth in California. All are winners in our 2009 art contest for their expression of the theme: “A Lifetime of Love: The Importance of Friends, Family and Belonging”. The winning submissions, paired with key messages on permanency, serve to increase the understanding of the importance of love and belonging in the lives of children and the urgent need to create and sustain permanent connections for all foster children and youth.

    The art contest was organized by the California Child Welfare Co-Investment Partnership and the Administrative Office of the Courts.
  • “A Lifetime of Love” Foster Youth Art Calendar
  • Art Contest Invitation and Information
  • Art Contest Flyer
  • Contest Entry Form

    • Entries must be postmarked by October 16, 2009

  • “Insights”
    “Insights” is a new flagship publication for the Partnership. Issued periodically, it provides a concise summary of California’s progress in improving child welfare outcomes. Intended for stakeholders, this issue examines how to interpret and use data to improve critical outcomes for children in care
  • Insights, vol. 1 2009
  • Insights, vol. 2 2009: Understanding Permanency and the Child Welfare System.
  • Insights User Guide
  • 2009 Child Welfare Services Information Kit
  • Permanency: A Statewide Approach to Sustainability
    A comprehensive approach that recognizes the need to support program development, organizational change and coordinated training and transfer of learning opportunities statewide. PDF
  • Partnership Overview
    A short summary of the California Child Welfare Co-Investment Partnership, our priorities and our work.
    PDF     | Word
  • Child Welfare Facts at a Glance
    Key facts about children in the child welfare system. PDF | Word
  • Accountability in Action
    An easy to understand summary of the data indicators that monitor California's progress
    in improving child welfare outcomes of safety, permanency and well-being. PDF | Word
  • What Outcomes Mean for Children and Families
    A helpful summary for understanding how “outcomes”
    translate in the lives of children and families. PDF | Word
  • Child Welfare Chronology
    Highlights of child welfare and legislative landmarks in California. PDF | Word
  • Tip Sheet
    County Template Facts at a Glance. PDF
  • Facts at a Glance
    County Template. PDF
  • 2008 California Child Welfare Co-Investment Partnership Annual Report
    A summary of the partnership's projects and accomplishments in 2008. [PDF]
  • ILP Institute 2010
    The ILP Institute is coming during Spring 2010. Hold the dates of May 5th and 6th and bring a county team. The Institute will highlight models counties are using to transform ILP and share innovative practices across the state.
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Other Resources & Links
  • Child Welfare Performance Indicators Project
    The Center for Social Services Research at the University of California Berkeley maintains a state-sponsored Web site that provides detailed state and county data on child welfare outcomes. Link
  • Child Welfare Services Outcomes System Update, July 1, 2008
  • Child Welfare Services Outcomes System Update
    A summary PowerPoint presentation from the Center for Social Services Research at the University of California Berkeley that summarizes statewide progress in meeting state and federal outcome targets. PPT
  • Understanding California’s Child Welfare Services Outcomes Data
    A narrative summary of California’s progress in meeting state and federal outcome targets. PDF
  • Fostering Connections to Success Resources
  • Fact Sheet on Fostering Connections to Success
    A short summary of the federal Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act. PDF | Word
  • California’s Fostering Connections to Success Act and the Costs and Benefits of Extending Foster Care to 21
     A report by Dr. Mark E. Courtney and others that evaluates the costs and benefits of providing supports to foster youth to age 21. PDF
  • A Summary of California’s Fostering Connections to Success and the Costs and Benefits of Extending Foster Care to 21
    A one-page summary of Dr. Courtney’s report on the costs and benefits of providing supports to foster youth to age 21. PDF | Word
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"A Lifetime of Love" Foster Youth Art Calendar
 
Volume II of Insights: Understanding Permanency and the Child Welfare System.

Child Welfare Services Information Kit
 
© 2009 California Child Welfare Co-Investment Partnership