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NOTE FROM Carey Sipp on 8.9.26 – This grant, announced in September of 2020, was ultimately rescinded. Right now I am uploading stories I wrote or posted on for the social network over the course of nine years. There was a post subseqent to this one in which Jane Stevens shared that the grant was rescinded. If/when I find it, I will do my best to link it back to the post below. Following the Pandemic, there were many shifts in priorities by grant-making organizations and funding became harder and harder to secure.

Carey Sipp 9/22/207:58 PM

ACEs Connection — the digital catalyst, information exchange and resource uniting the people, organizations, systems and communities in the worldwide adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) movement — was today awarded a $500,000 grant from Blue Shield of California Foundation for its work to support communities and families in these challenging times.

“This inspiring and impactful grant supports our mission to make California the healthiest state and end domestic violence,” said Debbie I. Chang, MPH, foundation president and CEO.

“Prevention, equity, and changing systems so that they support the needs of individuals and families are key elements of health. We are proud to contribute to collaborations and organizations like ACEs Connection that address critical issues today while also building a better tomorrow,” said Chang.

ACEs Connection was among 20 organizations receiving grants that totaled $10.6 million. (ACEs Connection’s award is listed as TSNE, which is ACEs Connection’s fiscal sponsor.) Those organization’s missions include preventing domestic violence, strengthening the economic position of childcare workers and families who rely on them, and enabling multi-sector collaborations that drive health equity.

“We are honored, grateful and thrilled to receive a grant from Blue Shield of California Foundation,” said Jane Stevens, founder and publisher of ACEs Connection. “ACEs Connection is working at the nexus of the most pressing issues of the day. Racism, the inequitable response to the pandemic, lack of healthcare, lack of childcare, domestic violence, affordable housing …. ACEs are at the root of all of these challenges and more, and the pioneers in the ACEs science movement have already shown that incorporating ACEs science into organizations in any sector can solve communities’ most intractable problems. We are overjoyed to work together with Blue Shield of California Foundation on this mission to build a healthier and safer California for all.”

ACEs Connection has nearly 9,000 members in California, the most in any state, and all 58 counties have ACEs initiatives at various stages of development. The social journalism network has nearly 47,000 members total and provides guidance and tools for more than 300 communities with ACEs initiatives. Its staff and members post solution-oriented articles, essays and videos, and contribute to resources and calendar sections. The network also posts a daily digest and weekly roundup. For an overview of ACEs Connection, please go to ACEsConnectionInfo.com.

Carey Smith Sipp

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Carey Sipp 3/17/237:51 PM

Because of a collaboration with Columbia University and UW-Madison, we have answers to these questions.

By Peter Peter Pecora, Casey Family Programs, March 17, 2023 –

Overview

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) recently released a “roadmap” to reduce child poverty by as much as half through the implementation of a series of social policy packages. The aim of this study was to simulate the reductions in Child Protective Services (CPS) involvement and foster care placements that are likely to result from implementation of three of the NAS policy packages. In addition to the introduction of a child allowance, the proposed policy packages include reforms to the EITC, SNAP, and the federal minimum wage, among others. (The NAS poverty reduction packages are summarized on page 2 of the study abstract document, and pp. 79-80 in the article.)

Reduction in CPS Investigations

Depending on the policy package and simulation specifications modeled, we find that the child poverty reductions expected under the NAS recommendations have the potential to reduce CPS investigations by 11.3% (Package 2, low threshold) to 36.4% (Package 4, high threshold) — constituting approximately 386,000 to 1.2 million fewer CPS investigations per year.

Moreover, we find particularly large reductions in CPS involvement that would reduce racial disproportionality substantially. We estimate an 18.7 to 42.8 percent reduction in investigations for Black children, and 13.3 to 47.6 percent for Hispanic children, compared to 6.7 to 27.9 percent for white children.

Reduction in Out-Of-Home Care Placements

Our simulated effects on CPS involvement imply that 16,000 to 23,000 fewer children would be removed from their home and placed in out-of-home care each year.

The project purchased a special license so that this article can be shared with anyone.

Reference:

Pac, J., Collyer, S., Berger, L.M., O’Brien, K., Parker, E., Pecora, P.J., Rostad, W., Waldfogel, J. & Wimer, C. (2023). The effects of child poverty reductions on child protective services involvement and placement into out-of-home care. Social Services Review,97(1), 43-91.

Attachments:

Pac et al_ 2023 Effects of NAS Poverty Reduction Packages on CPS referrals and Foster Care Placements_Soc Serv Review.pdf

Columbia_UW-Madison_Casey Family Programs Poverty Reduction Study Abstract_3-16-23.pdf

For more information, contact:

Peter J. Pecora

Managing Director of Research Services

Pronouns: He/His

P 206.270.4936

ppecora@casey.org

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