Policy & Practice June 2015

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A Job Alone is Not Enough to Get Ahead The second article in a three- part series focusing on economic independence.

3 Director’s Memo

The changing human service landscape

5 WashingtonViewpoint The status of reform

20 Locally Speaking

Cuyahoga County pioneers child welfare Pay for Success project

22 Partnering for Impact

Partnering for social mobility: The U.S. Department of Labor’s YouthBuild program

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Pathways From Innovation to Transformation A report from Texas on emerging trends in the field.

24 From Our Partners State transformation opportunities for health insurance coverage 25 Part skill. Part science. Part art. Why citizen engagement is essential to human service convergence

26 Budgeting for results: Funding Pay for Success initiatives

28 Technology Speaks

Digital transformation: The promise of greater efficiency and customer service

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Refocusing the Collaborative How the National Workgroup on Integration transformed for the better.

30 From the Field

Reaching out to new CEOs

31 Association News Updates from California and the 2015 ISM Conference

32 Legal Notes

Sexual assault of minors in rural areas: The role of human service departments

34 Focus on ChildWelfare Small moves yield big results: Federal policy change presents a momentous innovation opportunity

36 Staff Spotlight

Darnell Pinson, database/IT manager

40 Our Do’ers Profile

George Sheldon, acting director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services

40 In Memoriam

Jerry W. Friedman

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