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The CARES Explorer – The CWS-CARES Project Newsletter – First Issue

To: CARES SPOCs and Implementation Coordinators 
CC: County, Tribe, Probation, and State Leadership, OCM Coordinators, Specific CWDA Staff Related to Child Welfare
  
We are excited to introduce the CARES Explorer, the CWS-CARES newsletter for staying up to date on the CWS-CARES project. 
This is sent directly to our most influential stakeholders for project communications: County, Tribe, Probation, and State leadership, CARES Single Point of Contacts (SPOCs), Organization Implementation Coordinators, and specific CWDA staff related to child welfare. All have a vital role in sharing updates about CWS-CARES and ensuring that staff receive this information. 
This newsletter provides readers with: 
  • Awareness and adoption: Offers overviews of system functionality and explains the benefits for different stakeholders.  
  • Education: Highlights resources available for users, and information on how the system will improve child welfare outcomes. 
  • Ongoing communication: Shares important updates and includes frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the system. 
  • Building trust and transparency: Explains how the system promotes better collaboration, information sharing and highlights how the system supports best practices in child welfare. 
We recommend that you share this newsletter with all of your staff that are impacted by the changes coming with CWS-CARES. When executives or key staff take the initiative to communicate about CWS-CARES directly, it shows staff that leadership values the project and its impact on child welfare. This fosters a sense of ownership and encourages staff to actively participate in learning about CWS-CARES.
The first issue of the CARES Explorer is now available here: CARES Explorer - Vol 1 - Issue 1 - March 2024 - Final.pdf


We encourage you to take a few minutes to review it and gain valuable insights into CWS-CARES. Please feel free to share this with others. We believe the CARES Explorer will be a valuable tool for everyone to stay informed and engaged. We look forward to sharing future editions with you.
If you have any questions, need clarification, or have any accessibility issues, please do not hesitate to contact Customer Relations.  
 
Action Required: 
We request that all CARES Single Point of Contacts (SPOCs) and Implementation Coordinators coordinate and distribute the CARES Explorer Newsletter to all staff impacted by CWS-CARES.