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Nov. 1 Webinar Introduced Toolkit Aimed at Reducing Racial Inequities in Child Welfare

Family Stabilization Toolkit Webinar

When decision makers discuss reducing racial disproportionality in the child welfare system, they frequently focus on actions that should be taken by providers to change the way services are delivered, the types of services that are provided, and how the system and its resources should change to reduce structural inequities.

But what if decision makers also centered issues of race in how services are implemented and sustained? This is the approach of Lutheran Services in America’s Family Stabilization Initiative, an innovative Learning Collaborative that is part of its Results Innovation Lab built to reach the goal of achieving equitable outcomes for children and families.

On Wednesday, Nov. 1, we held a webinar about a new toolkit released by Chapin Hall and Lutheran Services of America. These tools are designed to be used in tandem with implementing evidence-based practices to achieve race equity goals.

Watch the Webinar

At this webinar you will gain insights into LSA’s approach to strengthening prevention programming and combating disproportionality, and you will earn about LSA’s experience integrating wraparound service models, facilitating a cohort of leaders, and fostering a committed national network.

Our panelists are:

• Julie McCrae, Senior Researcher at Chapin Hall
• Alyssa Broxton, Policy Analyst at Chapin Hall
• Renada Johnson, Senior Director of Children, Youth and Family Initiatives at Lutheran Services in America
• Rebecca Kiesow-Knudsen, President/CEO at Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota
• Sheila Weber, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Consultant for Lutheran Services in America

This toolkit is designed to be used by senior leadership, development directors, program managers and program model developers. It can also be helpful to practitioners who want to enhance race equity programming in their organizations.