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Site Visit Report: The Linkages Project
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Site Visit
10 p.
Public Domain
Published: 2012
Download: https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubpdfs/linkages.pdf
The California Linkages project promotes collaboration between California's county-administered child welfare services (CWS) and CalWORKs, the State's program for administering Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Linkages' goal is to decrease child maltreatment and improve outcomes for children and families by providing necessary services and supports through increased collaboration. The project is coordinated by the Child and Family Policy Institute of California, which is under contract with the California Department of Social Services (DSS). Linkages began in 1999 with philanthropic funding from the Stuart Foundation and expanded its work in 2006 upon receiving a Children's Bureau grant. That grant ended in 2011, and Linkages currently is funded through a California DSS grant. More than 30 California counties are currently implementing Linkages strategies.
Keywords:
California; interagency collaboration; child welfare services; TANF; welfare services; disadvantaged children; prevention programs; child abuse; partnerships