ذدà،±ل>‏ے 9<ےےےے=ےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےى¥ءq` ءŒ8Rصg £ہہہ تضضضêêêêê8"Df‚ش ھک(ہہہہہہہہہہہہہہ~hو ؟ ش ش ش ش ش ش ش ش ش ش ش ش ش ش ش ش ش ‚کککککککککککککککککککککہں · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ؟ ؟ ؟ ؟ ؟ ؟ ؟ و ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ Putting Pride Into Practice Project A project designed to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) children, youth, and families involved with California s child welfare system. Family Builders, an adoption and foster care agency located in Oakland, CA, has received a 3-year grant from a private anonymous donor to support the Putting Pride into Practice Project. Working in collaboration with the California Department of Social Services and the State Advisory Committee on LGBT Children, Youth and Families in the Child Welfare System; the long-term goal of the project, which began on July 1, 2010, is to improve the care and outcomes for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) children, youth and families involved in foster care in California. Background LGBTQ youth in foster care often live under intolerable conditions. First, they must cope with the turmoil that all children face in America s child welfare system. Due to homophobia or ignorance, LGBTQ adolescents often suffer the added burdens of neglect, discrimination and even abuse at the hands of the very child welfare system charged to protect them. This mistreatment is perpetrated not only by youth peers, but also by group home staff, foster parents, case workers or others charged with the care of foster children. For example, one gay-identified foster youth, after reporting that he was attacked by other boys in his group home, was told by the program s director, Well, if you weren t a faggot they wouldn t beat you up. Even when adults are not the perpetrators they often condone or do not challenge the abuse inflicted by others. As a result of harassment and rejection, LGBTQ youth in foster care run a far greater risk than their heterosexual or gender conforming peers of experiencing depression, abusing drugs and alcohol, becoming homeless, and attempting or committing suicide. California has long been at the forefront of policy and program development to support LGBTQ youth in care. One example of this leadership was the collaborative initiative known as the Model Standards Project which produced the publication Best Practice Guidelines for Serving LGBT Youth in Out-of-Home Care, published by the Child Welfare League of America and distributed to thousands of child welfare advocates throughout the country. Advocacy by those involved with the Model Standards and others throughout the state resulted in the passage of the California Foster Care Nondiscrimination Act (AB 458) in 2003, which prohibits discrimination in the California foster care system on the basis of actual or perceived race, ethnic group identification, ancestry, national origin, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, mental or physical disability, or HIV status. Because training is crucial to enable service providers and caregivers to fulfill their responsibility to provide safe and nondiscriminatory care and services to foster children, AB 458 also mandates initial and ongoing training for all group home administrators, foster parents, relative caregivers, non-relative caregivers and department licensing personnel. Project Description The Putting Pride into Practice Project was created to provide California counties the support, resources and technical assistance necessary to implement the recommendations of the Best Practice Guidelines for Serving LGBT Youth in Out-of-Home Care as well as the mandates stipulated in California s Foster Care Nondiscrimination Act. The project focuses on: developing policies, implementing best practices and promoting training and organizational culture change at the county level; building long-term capacity and support for this effort at the state level; developing best practices for the collection of data on LGBTQ youth in out of home care; and dissemination of existing and development of new resources to support LGBTQ youth in out of home care. The Putting Pride into Practice Project has selected four culturally and geographically diverse counties in which to pilot the project: Santa Clara, Orange, San Francisco and Fresno. The ultimate goal of the project is to expand to all 58 counties throughout the state so that all child welfare professionals are armed with the information and resources they need to best support LGBTQ youth. In addition to the four pilot counties, the project also works with California s Community Care Licensing (CCL) to ensure a high level of LGBTQ-competency within the state s licensing infrastructure. A research consultant has been hired to conduct an assessment of systems change in the areas of policy, training and practice that occurs as a result of the Putting Pride into Practice Project. The assessment team will work closely with project leadership as well as with the teams in each pilot site, documenting the activities undertaken and goals accomplished. The team will engage in ongoing data collection through attendance at workgroup meetings, training and technical assistance sessions, and all-site convenings. The assessment will result in a summary of the key challenges in implementing the Best Practice Guidelines and the most effective strategies developed to overcome these challenges. All children in state care deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, and should receive services that promote their long-term well-being. This belief is consistent with the federal mandate of safety, permanency and well-being for all children and youth in foster care. The Putting Pride into Practice Project was created to ensure that child welfare professionals throughout the state of California become aware of the tools and resources at their disposal, and that they possess the information and skills needed to make the best use of these resources. In so doing, the Putting Pride into Practice Project, working in close collaboration with child welfare professionals, will improve outcomes for LGBTQ children and youth in foster care in California. 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