Thanks to the generous funding provided by the Children’s Bureau, NCWWI had the incredible privilege of supporting the child welfare workforce from 2008 through 2024. This website will continue to exist through at least September 2026; however, the final edits and updates were completed in September 2024.
NCWWI Projects
- Breakthrough Series Collaborative: In March 2023, NCWWI launched a Breakthrough Series Collaborative (BSC) to support four tribal and seven public child welfare programs across the country in an 18-month initiative to cultivate a sustainable workforce that values justice, equity and inclusivity.
- Workforce Excellence: From 2018-2023, NCWWI collaborated with seven sites, comprising child welfare programs and their university partners, to cultivate an effective, sustainable child welfare workforce.
- Interdisciplinary Education: In the academic year 2021-2022 , NCWWI worked with the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, the University of South Dakota School of Health Sciences, and the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Mississippi, to improve interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate education programs, particularly in addressing child abuse prevention, identification, and response across sectors.
NCWWI Evaluation Reports
- Comprehensive Organizational Health Assessment (COHA) Public Workforce Excellence Sites 2019-2023 Cross-Site Summary Report
- The Little Things that Make a Big Difference: NCWWI Breakthrough Series Collaborative Public Site Evaluation Report
- NCWWI University Partnerships 2022 Stipend Alumni Study Report
- Workforce Excellence (WE) Initiative Implementation Evaluation: Final Cross-Site Report for Public Sites
- NCWWI University Partnerships Cross-Site Final Evaluation Report
- NCWWI Leadership Academy: Cross-site final evaluation report, pre-training to 6-month follow-up
- COVID-19 Workforce Needs Assessment (WNA) Cross site Report For Workforce Excellence Public Child Welfare Sites
- Comprehensive Organizational Health Assessment Public Workforce Excellence Sites Baseline Cross-Site Summary Report
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Support from the Children’s Bureau
The Children’s Bureau has established a network of centers and resources that can assist agencies and organizations as they work to improve outcomes for children and families and measure their results. Visit their website to learn about their capacity-building services.