Leonard D. Burton, Chief Operating Officer
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What We Are Learning About How to Improve Results: The Evolution of the Initiative’s Theory of Change and Partnerships with Communities and States Leonard D. Burton, Chief Operating Officer
• Change the way communities and
systems support young people transitioning out of care
• Influence policy and practice
• Communicate lessons learned
Core Principles
2007 Logic Model
Strategies andActivities
Improved YouthOutcomes
Improved Policiesand Practice
2010 Logic Model
Youth Engagement
Partnerships and Resources
Research, Evaluation andCommunications
Increased Opportunities
Public Will and Policy
Education
Employment
Housing
Physical and Mental Health
Personal and CommunityEngagement
Permanence
• educational continuity • access to post-secondary education
• work experiences • employment coaching and support
• extend foster care • options for safe housing
• families as resources• comprehensive and coordinated health/
mental health care • extend Medicaid
• build social capital• access to advocates and advocacy skills
• promote family • sibling visits • reduce congregate care
Permanence: The Conspicuously Absent Outcome
Chafee Act: Infused targeted resources to help youth become self-sufficient, but did not address family relations.
Myth Busting: Older youth do want families, they can get adopted, and they can reunify in challenging cases with proper supports.
Permanence: The Conspicuously Absent Outcome
Artificial Timelines: Teenagers do not suddenly become independent and viable adults at age 18.
Overarching Significance: Permanence provides context for achieving positive results in other outcome areas.
Permanence (Legal and Relational)
“Legal permanence is important, but thepurpose of permanence is for children tohave a family.” — Dr. Gina Samuels inVoice, Spring 2010 – Volume 11, Issue 1
Families Come in Many Forms
Socially constructed definitions of familymatter most to young people.
Different ways to consecrate permanency.
Strategies andActivities
Improved YouthOutcomes
Improved Policiesand Practice
2010 Logic Model
Youth Engagement
Partnerships and Resources
Research, Evaluation andCommunications
Increased Opportunities
Public Will and Policy
Education
Employment
Housing
Physical and Mental Health
Personal and CommunityEngagement
Permanence
• educational continuity • access to post-secondary education
• work experiences • employment coaching and support
• extend foster care • options for safe housing
• families as resources• comprehensive and coordinated health/
mental health care • extend Medicaid
• build social capital• access to advocates and advocacy skills
• promote family • sibling visits • reduce congregate care
Parallel Path for Achieving Racial Equity Summary
Strategies andActivities
Improved YouthOutcomes
Improved Policiesand Practice
2010 Logic Model
Youth Engagement
Partnerships and Resources
Research, Evaluation andCommunications
Increased Opportunities
Public Will and Policy
Education
Employment
Housing
Physical and Mental Health
Personal and CommunityEngagement
Permanence
How do we know the strategies and
activities are being implemented?
The Core Strategies Rubric
• educational continuity • access to post-secondary education
• work experiences • employment coaching and support
• extend foster care • options for safe housing
• families as resources• comprehensive and coordinated health/
mental health care • extend Medicaid
• build social capital• access to advocates and advocacy skills
• promote family • sibling visits • reduce congregate care
Core Strategies Rubric
Strategies andActivities
Improved YouthOutcomes
Improved Policiesand Practice
2010 Logic Model
Youth Engagement
Partnerships and Resources
Research, Evaluation andCommunications
Increased Opportunities
Public Will and Policy
Education
Employment
Housing
Physical and Mental Health
Personal and CommunityEngagement
Permanence
How do we know the strategies and
activities are being implemented?
The Core Strategies Rubric
How do we track policyand practice improvements?
The Policy Matrix
• educational continuity • access to post-secondary education
• work experiences • employment coaching and support
• extend foster care • options for safe housing
• families as resources• comprehensive and coordinated health/
mental health care • extend Medicaid
• build social capital• access to advocates and advocacy skills
• promote family • sibling visits • reduce congregate care
Policy Matrix Summary
Strategies andActivities
Improved YouthOutcomes
Improved Policiesand Practice
2010 Logic Model
Youth Engagement
Partnerships and Resources
Research, Evaluation andCommunications
Increased Opportunities
Public Will and Policy
Education
Employment
Housing
Physical and Mental Health
Personal and CommunityEngagement
Permanence
How do we know the strategies and
activities are being implemented?
The Core Strategies Rubric
How do we track policyand practice improvements?
The Policy Matrix
How do we track youth outcome improvements?
The Opportunity Passport™
Participant Survey
• educational continuity • access to post-secondary education
• work experiences • employment coaching and support
• extend foster care • options for safe housing
• families as resources• comprehensive and coordinated health/
mental health care • extend Medicaid
• build social capital• access to advocates and advocacy skills
• promote family • sibling visits • reduce congregate care
Our Theory of Change
Going to ScaleThe Tipping Point of Influence
Building bridges withother systems
Policy improvementsat state andnational levels
Evolving standardsof practice producebetter outcomes
Societal perceptions of young people
*New Sites: EBP experimental sites, co-investment sites, and expansion sites
Engaging new andexisting sites*
20–25 Jim Casey states
Statewide expansion in Jim Casey states
Expanding research,policy, and advocacy
Expanding the Sphereof Influence: OurNational Work