CWS-CARES Users Website Update | Effective April 8, 2025

All SPOCs, Implementation Coordinators, and OCM Coordinators:

We are pleased to announce that the existing CWS-CARES Stakeholder Resources page has been updated to reflect publicly available resources regarding CWS-CARES.

The intent of these changes to the CWDS website is to build awareness on CWS-CARES project updates and promote user engagement. These changes will be implemented on April 8, 2025.

 
  1. The CWS-CARES Users page is currently located under the ‘Stakeholder Resources’ dropdown (note: URL for this page has not changed):

 
  1. The updated page will be organized by the type of role played by the site visitor and will include descriptions to help users more quickly navigate to what they need:
 
  1. Previously, this page was sorted by the type of system discussed. The page will now solely reflect CWS-CARES resources. All other resources will be moved to one of the following locations:
  2. “Follow our Progress” (part of the horizontal navigation bar at the top of the page)
  3. “RFA and CARES-Live Users” (part of the “Stakeholder Resources” drop down menu)
  4. “Technical Support” (part of the “Stakeholder Resources” drop down menu)
 
  1. In addition to these changes, the resources found on the former page titled “Project Reporting” will be moved to the following locations:
    1. Legislative Updates – Monthly: now visible under “Follow Our Progress”
    2. CWDS Planning Roadmap & Timeline: now visible under “Follow Our Progress”
    3. CWS-CARES Stakeholder Briefings: now on CARES User Resources | Child Welfare Digital Services
 
  1. And finally, any links that were previously found on this page will still be found at the bottom of the resources page. These links will also be available on either the Technical Support page or the CARES-Live and RFA Users pages once live, but they will be removed by May 31, 2025.

Action Required
Please reach out to Customer Relations if you have any questions.