A child welfare agency's administrative structure, combined with effective leadership and competent management, provides the framework for ensuring the delivery of quality services to children and families. The resources featured in the following sections focus on the essential components of strong administration and management such as leadership, governance, program development, and partnering with the community.
- Building agency capacity
- Building agency/community partnerships
- Contracting and service agreements
- Developing and implementing agency mission and policy
- Developing and managing effective programs and services
- Developing leadership
- Governance boards
- Meeting legal, professional, and regulatory requirements
2014 and 2017 Regional Partnership Grants to Increase the Well-Being and to Improve the Permanency Outcomes of Children Affected by Substance Abuse
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (2021)
Provides a summary of the cross-site evaluation findings from the third round of Regional Partnership Grants (RPG), introduces projects and evaluations for the fourth cohort of RPGs, and summarizes the redesign for the national cross-site evaluation.