Issue 24, December 2019
2019 Highlights and Happenings

What a busy and productive year we had at the Center in 2019! Here are a few highlights we're celebrating:
The Center launched a new toolkit to help make the grant writing process easier. Inexperienced as well as seasoned grant writers will find helpful tips and information to make the process smooth and more successful. We also created an entire webpage filled with resources and compiled lists of Federal, state and local grants available to Montana organizations and tribes.

Our resident policy expert, Jeff Folsom, has been following the Family First Prevention Services Act since it became law. This fall, he began blogging updates, providing information on Montana’s implementation process and answering your questions on how the state plans meet the pending deadline. We've also updated our FFPSA webpage with lots of new resources.


Our new video series on YouTube, features real Montanans impacted by foster care. Viewers get valuable advice and insight from kids, teens, parents, caregivers and professionals involved in Montana's foster care system.

In collaboration with Headwaters Foundation on the Zero to Five Initiative, the Center worked to provide extensive research, data, and policy work around the three focus areas: healthy pregnancies, resilient parenting, and school readiness.


These are just a sampling of the many projects we've been working on in 2019.

It's been quite a year of growth and innovation here and we look forward to doing even more in 2020 to help make a difference in the lives of Montana's children and families.
Happy Holidays from all of us at the Center!

The University of Montana's Center for Children, Families & Workforce Development partners with the child protection, health, educational, and judicial systems to develop and deliver educational and training resources to professionals and caregivers statewide. The Center also conducts research that focuses on solving problems that impact children and families. Support for these efforts comes from the University of Montana, College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences, and School of Social Work.

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