Kudos to Raven and appreciation for Nikki

Kudos to Raven Grice for the wonderful job she did in representing the OHIO YAB during a recent meeting of Partners for Ohio's Families (PFOF) on June 10, 2021, and many thanks to foster care alumna Nikki Chinn for being there as her adult supporter.

To quote from Karen McGormley: "Raven (and Nikki) did a great job at the PFOF meeting.  It was important to have the youth voice at the meeting to speak to the changes made to the draft foster youth bill of rights, so others could understand the reasons for the proposed changes."

Partners for Ohio’s Families (PFOF) is the outgrowth of a three-and-a-half-year, competitively selected federal grant to identify how the Office of Families and Children could most effectively support the public and private agencies that serve Ohio’s children and families.  Since its start in 2010, PFOF has evolved from a grant-funded initiative to an ongoing commitment to sustaining innovations linked to successful outcomes for children and families. 

PFOF is founded in the science of implementation, integrating the principles of stakeholder engagement and continuous assessment.  A constellation of activities supports each component of the PFOF Five Strategies.  These include the following:

1.  Building a team approach.

2.  Building institutional behavior.

3.  Establishing structured communication.

4.  Building a knowledge base.

5.  Supporting agencies to self-assess.

Click here to learn more about Ohio’s federally funded grant through the Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center and to read about the results of various evaluation activities.