CARES SPOCs, Implementation Coordinators, OCM Coordinators, County Leadership, Tribe Leadership, Probation Leadership, and State Leadership:
CWS-CARES Progress and Engagement Summary: September 2025
The September Progress and Engagement Summary is now available. This monthly summary was specifically formulated as a direct response to your valuable stakeholder feedback. Each monthly summary includes the following data from the previous month:
- Participation rates for key meetings
- A list of product demos and topics covered, by date
- Updates from teams across the project
We encourage you to review and share the CWS-CARES Progress and Engagement Summary with your teams.
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Update: Build Drop 4 Status
As of October 6th, Build Drop 4 code has been deployed to the State QA environment for testing. This includes:
- Adoption & After Care and Re-Entry (Finish a Case Process Area)
- CalSAWS (Interface)
- Forms for Adoption
- After Care and Re-Entry
The completion of the development in Build Drop 4 signifies that we are closing in on completing the development of the CWS-CARES application. These features will be available for testing during EUST 3.
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Reminder: CWS-CARES is Coming to the 2025 CWDA Conference!
The CWS-CARES Project is excited to participate in the annual CWDA Conference on October 8-10, 2025, in Santa Clara. Visit our booth to connect with the team, explore resources, and pick up giveaways. The CWS-CARES Project will conduct a 90-minute Breakout Session and multiple demonstration viewings. Participants will have an opportunity to learn more about CWS-CARES and ask questions to Project leadership. We hope to see you there!
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Share Your Feedback and Subscribe
Thank you for following our progress! Share your feedback on this CWS-CARES Weekly Digest here: CWS-CARES Weekly Digest Feedback Form. Subscribe to future issues here: CWS-CARES Weekly Digest Subscription Form.
Action Required
We request that all CARES Single Point of Contacts (SPOCs) and Implementation Coordinators coordinate and distribute the CARES Weekly Digest to all staff impacted by CWS-CARES, at their discretion.