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Introducing The CWS-CARES Progress and Engagement Summary

Thursday, 19 Jun 2025
We're excited to announce a new tool designed to inform our external stakeholders about the progress and collaborative efforts surrounding CWS-CARES: the CWS-CARES Progress and Engagement Summary. This monthly summary will provide a clear overview of the joint achievements of our counties, organizations, and the CWS-CARES project. It will highlight key activities undertaken with our external partners, ensuring everyone has the same picture of what we've accomplished together. 


Each summary will showcase tangible progress across various critical areas, including county participation in prototype and build reviews, forms, reports, data conversion, external systems and interfaces, implementation, Organizational Change Management (OCM), and training. By providing regular updates in these diverse areas, our external stakeholders will gain a realistic understanding of the project's trajectory and our collective progress. ​

We believe this new CWS-CARES Progress and Engagement Summary will be a valuable communication tool, strengthening our partnerships and ensuring everyone stays informed as we continue to move forward together. The first edition was released on June 4, 2025, with an email announcement to child welfare leadership and CWS-CARES Points of Contacts. This will be a monthly update, posted to the CWDS website and shared in various meetings that contain project updates.   

FAQs​

Who is this for? ​

This summary is specifically designed for our external stakeholders, including child welfare leadership and CWS-CARES Points of Contact, who are seeking a high-level understanding of our progress. ​

How will it be used? ​

This information will be shared in various forums, such as the Monthly CWS/CMS Oversight Committee meetings, Regional User Group (RUG) meetings, Regional Chair meetings, CARES Implementation meetings, and CWDA meetings. ​

What’s included in each summary? ​

  • Progress & Engagement Updates: Narrative and visual updates on achievements in key areas. ​

  • Resources: Links to relevant documents and information. ​

  • Timeline: A visual representation of key project milestones starting June 2025.


Originally Published in the CWS-CARES Explorer.
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