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Monthly Legislative Updates State of California Assembly Bill 1603 (AB1603), section 26, updated the Welfare and Institutions Code to declare that "CWS-NS, now known as Child Welfare Services-California Automated Response and Engagement System (CWS-CARES), is the most important system in the state for child welfare services staff to ensure th...

All CWS and Probation SPOCS: The following CWS/CMS Statewide Template will be updated to its latest version on Tuesday, March 28th, 2023. This form can be found under the CDSS radio button when generating a form. Judicial Form JV-462 (version 1/23): FINDINGS AND ORDERS AFTER NONMINOR DEPENDENT STATUS REVIEW HEARING Action Required No ac...

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CWDS Job Opportunities There are many exciting career opportunities available at Child Welfare Digital Services (CWDS). With the support of skilled, dedicated employees and the goal to improve the lives of children at risk of abuse and neglect, CWDS employees are committed to working in an agile environment to make this happen. If you are loo...

All Pilot County RFA Implementation Coordinators and SPOCs: The CWS-CARES team has scheduled maintenance activity for the CWS-CARES production environment for Wednesday, March 15th, 2023, beginning at 5:00 PM and concluding at 7:00 PM PST. During the maintenance window, the CWS-CARES Resource Family Approval (RFA) Application Submission, Review...

All SPOCs and Technical Contacts: The CWS-CARES team has scheduled release activity that will interrupt connectivity to the CWS-CARES Resource Family Approval (RFA) Application Submission, Review, and Approval Process for pilot counties Contra Costa, Fresno, Placer, Riverside, and Santa Clara. The release activity is planned to begin at 5:00 PM...

Hello CWS-CARES RFA Training Participant,       We look forward to your participation in the webinar for the Version 0.8 release of RFA Functionality on Monday, March 13th, from 11:00am – 12:00pm or from 3:00 – 4:00pm. Please attend the session that best fits your schedule.       The one-hour overview will cover enhancements to existing func...

Hello CWS-CARES RFA Training Participant,       We look forward to your participation in the webinar for the Version 0.8 release of RFA Functionality on Monday, March 13th, from 11:00am – 12:00pm or from 3:00 – 4:00pm. Please attend the session that best fits your schedule.       The one-hour overview will cover enhancements to existing func...

ALL SPOCs, Technical Contacts and CAD Contacts: The California Department of Technology (CDT) has scheduled maintenance of the SAFE Cloud service.  The maintenance begins on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at 8:00 PM and concludes on Sunday, March 19, 2023, at 2:00 AM. The activity will cause interruptions in the SAFE Cloud service. Some Business Obj...

Data Quality Announcements Welcome to the CWS Data Quality Portal. You can find all CWS data quality related information and documents here. Register and login to get access to the Issue Priority List. You must register with your county work email or state work email domain. Public email domains are not allowed. If you have trouble with...