How to Use This Site
Better results for kids and families through research-informed policy

Targets: Exits from Foster Care to Guardianship

Questions to Consider

  • How will the target be used? 
    • As inspiration for mobilizing systems reform and action?
    • As a benchmark for measuring progress in the state?
    • As standards for performance and accountability?   

  • What target will mobilize the child welfare system, courts and other agencies to do things differently?   

  • What targets are fair and realistic expectations?
  • How do measures evaluated by the federal Child and Family Services Reviews help you set targets?
  • How can you communicate the importance of a target that recognizes the need for a balance between child safety, family stability, and permanency?   

What You Need to Know   

What it will take to achieve targets: Before setting targets it is important to consider the policy and practice changes necessary to achieve the goals.

Info

Casey Family Programs: 20/20 Vision.  Casey Family Programs has established a goal of reducing the number of children in foster care in half by the year 2020.  The 2020 vision seeks to accomplish this vision through direct practice, strategic consultation with states and public policy.