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Christi Carmouze

Christi Carmouze
Associate Director of Learning

Recent Posts

Onward: Things to be Optimistic About for the Future of Child Welfare

Posted by Christi Carmouze on May 23, 2024 at 10:21 AM

I've been thinking and getting excited for the connecting dots in the transformation space. There's so much room for improvement, it can be daunting and hard to know where to begin. However, what I’ve been seeing and hearing is promising towards the goal of keeping families safely together.

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Concrete supports: the tangible way to support families.

Posted by Christi Carmouze on September 19, 2023 at 3:14 PM

Imagine if building a community for children to thrive is as easy as drawing three concentric circles. In the centermost circle is love, consistency, security, and stability laying the groundwork for children to thrive. In the next circle are protective factors – what parents and caregivers need to create the conditions for the inner circle.Three rings.

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