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Picture this: You’re moving from an old house to a new house. What do you pack for the new house? What items do you decide to leave behind? Here, we explain why moving documents from CWS/CMS to CWS-CARES is like moving from an old to a new house. The benefits of moving documents to CWS-CARES include the following:  CWS-CARES is like a spacio...

CWS-CARES is partnering with the California Statewide Automated Welfare System (CalSAWS) to build an interface and exchange data, and this interface is called Foster Care Eligibility Determination (FCED).  When a child has been placed in a foster home, forms have to be completed and sent manually to CalSAWS. Staff might call, fax, or email in...

We are pleased to share that the JNET interface for CWS-CARES is now completed ahead of schedule!​ ​JNET is used to track children, youth, and young adults involved in the juvenile justice system, whether as probation wards or child welfare dependents.​ The JNET interface is currently in use with CWS/CMS. The interface is being kept in pla...

RFA (Resource Family Approval) supports the process of approving foster and adoptive families and is a component that will be integrated into CWS-CARES. Today, RFA features are not currently available in CWS/CMS, and counties are using other systems for this function.​ ​In the future, RFA features will be integrated directly into CWS-CARES, e...

There are three Milestones that focus on reporting:​ ​Federal Reports ​ Federal Reports extends and consolidates metric development completed in previous milestones to generate required Federal Extracts (e.g., National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS), Indian Chil...

The CWS-CARES Project team partners with organizations to ensure information is shared effectively. Each organization has three key communication roles for CWS-CARES that foster statewide adoption and utilization of CWS-CARES: Single Point of Contact (SPOC), Implementation Coordinator, and OCM Coordinator.   Download the CWS-CARES Communication...

The California Department of Technology (CDT) reported a major incident, Virtual Private Network (VPN) users were unable to authenticate connectivity. CDT investigated the issue and has resolved the services. Users are now able to access VPN. Action Required If users experience any issues with CWS/CMS or with using VPN, please follow your co...

All Pilot County RFA Implementation Coordinators and SPOCs: The CWS-CARES team has scheduled maintenance activity for the CWS-CARES production environment for Saturday, January 25, 2025, beginning at 9:00 PM and concluding on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM. During the maintenance window, the CWS-CARES Resource Family Approval (RFA) Applica...

All SPOCs and Training Contacts: The Child Welfare Digital Services (CWDS) Office is requesting county staff to participate in the Release 9.6 County Test Workshop (CTW). Registered testers will participate in the testing of Release 9.6 Data Quality SCRs, which is scheduled for delivery to the Counties on May 17, 2025. The CTW for Release 9....

Batch Merge and Data Cleanses are scheduled on a Weekly, Bi-Monthly, Semi-Annual, and Manually Directed basis. For information regarding the Batch Merge & Data Cleanse Schedule, Cleansing Instructions, Issues List, FAQs, and other information, please visit the https://cwds.ca.gov/DQP For additional information regarding the Batch Merge...