In the spring of 2018, we were an eager group of people with shared values around how to serve kids and families. It took the first 6 months of meeting for us to get to know each another, build trust, and determine exactly what we were trying to accomplish together.
In the Fall of 2018 we started putting our Change Framework into play. In the year following, and in contrast to national trending data, the Cohort agencies achieved an average reduction of the number of youth in care by 12%. During the same period, the number of youth in residential care decreased by an average of 37%.
The way these agencies think about the work changed first, and practice shifted as a result. There were no new funding streams or policy changes.
Change hasn’t always come easy, and the leaders have experienced this first hand. Set to release the case study earlier this year, we took an opportunity to hold off and make an addition to the publication. Flip to the end of the case study for the 8-page addendum called, “Guidance for Leaders” on how to interpret, prepare for, and respond to intense resistance.
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