Archive: POC Poverty & Child Welfare Forum

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On December 8, 2015, POC hosted the Poverty & Child Welfare Forum, which brought together practitioners, advocates, researchers, and others engaged in child welfare and anti-poverty work in Washington state to discuss the connection between child welfare involvement and poverty.

Presenters and Panelists include:
• Todd Herrenkohl, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Research, University of Washington School of Social Work (moderator) (Updated)
• Joe Mienko, University of Washington School of Social Work; Partners for Our Children
• Logan MacGregor, Economic Services Administration
• Jennie Romich, Ph.D., University of Washington School of Social Work; West Coast Poverty Center
• Barbara Lucenko, Ph.D., Research and Data Analysis; Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
• Alise Hegle, parent; Advocacy Program Manager, Children's Home Society of Washington
• Leroy Pelton, Ph.D., University of Nevada – Las Vegas; School of Social Work
• Dee Wilson, Casey Family Programs
• Lori Pfingst, Ph.D., Washington State Budget and Policy Center
• Tony Lee, Statewide Poverty Action Network
• Maureen Marcenko, Ph.D., University of Washington School of Social Work; Partners for Our Children
• Bob Plotnick, Ph.D., University of Washington Evans School of Public Policy and Governance
• Esther Wanjihia, Children’s Administration caseworker

For more information, go to www.partnersforourchildren.org. 

12/08/2015

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