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Enhancing Virginia’s Social Services: Community Collaboration and Strategic Improvements

This report discusses the strengths and areas for improvement within Virginia's social services system. It highlights the importance of community partnerships and skilled local staff in enhancing service delivery. Key recommendations include focusing on prevention, increasing funding, simplifying processes, and involving impacted individuals in decision-making. The report advocates for grassroots teams for non-local department of social services initiatives, flexible funding, and better technological coordination to ensure comprehensive training and support for all involved.

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Enhancing Virginia’s Social Services: Community Collaboration and Strategic Improvements

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  1. Group Report Out: (Central) What’s going well? Good community partnerships and collaboration to augment local department of social services delivery Locality staff are experienced, committed, and competent A Conversation: Virginia’s Social Services System Roles · Responsibilities · Funding April 25, 2012

  2. Group Report Out: (Central) Things we could be doing or doing differently? Focus on prevention Consistent definition based on the COV Increased funding Streamline processes & policies Include those impacted by decisions in the decision-making & timelines (clients, ldss, etc.) A Conversation: Virginia’s Social Services System Roles · Responsibilities · Funding April 25, 2012

  3. Group Report Out: (Central) What would help us get there? Grass roots (locality-wide) teams for non-ldss initiatives Flexible funding to move money between programs when needed (like prevention) More and better coordinated technology Training (timely, comprehensive) A Conversation: Virginia’s Social Services System Roles · Responsibilities · Funding April 25, 2012

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