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>> CARING FOR A CHILD IN THE

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FOSTER CARE SYSTEM CAN BE

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COMPLICATED AND EMOTIONAL.

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DIFFERENCES OF RACE AND CULTURE

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CAN MAKE IT A MORE CHALLENGING

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ENDEAVOR.

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BUT LOCAL CHILD WELFARE

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NONPROFIT LUTHERAN CHILD AND

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FAMILY SERVICES SAYS ANALYSIS

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SHOWING TAKING AN ANTIRACIST

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APPROACH CAN IMPROVE OUTCOMES

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FOR BLACK AND LATINO CHILDREN.

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JOINING US WITH MORE IS BEVERLY

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JONES, VICE-PRESIDENT AND CHIEF

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OPERATING OFFICER OF LUTHERAN

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CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES.

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THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

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CAN YOU FIRST EXPLAIN TO US A

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LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOUR

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ORGANIZATION DOES?

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>> WE'RE AN AGENCY THAT HAS BEEN

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AROUND FOR OVER 140 YEARS

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STARTING OUT AS AN ORPHANAGE.

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WE ARE A NONPROFIT.

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WHO BASICALLY PROVIDE SERVICES

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TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH

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A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS.

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THE LARGEST BEING FOSTER CARE.

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>> AND SO WE'VE LEARNED 54% OF

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ROUGHLY 21,000 CHILDREN IN

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ILLINOIS FOSTER CARE ARE BLACK

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OR LATINO.

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OF COURSE, PRESUMABLY YOUR

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ORGANIZATION WAS ALREADY

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ACCUSTOMED TO WORKING WITH

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CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF COLOR.

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BUT WHAT MADE YOU REALIZE THAT

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YOU NEEDED TO CHANGE YOUR

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APPROACH?

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>> DATA IS POWERFUL.

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AND WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE

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PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN OF COLOR

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WHO WERE ACHIEVING WHAT WE CALL

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PERM NANCY OR LEAVING FOSTER

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CARE TO GO BACK WITH THEIR

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PARENTS OR BE ADOPTED, WE SAW

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DATA THAT WAS EMBARRASSING AND

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UNACCEPTABLE.

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WHEN WE BEGAN THIS JOURNEY IT

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WAS 4% OF CHILDREN OF COLOR WERE

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LEAVING FOSTER CARE TO GO TO A

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LOVING FOREVER FAMILY.

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>> I THINK WE ARE GOING TO GET

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TO THE CHANGE FROM 4% WHAT THE

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IMPROVEMENT WAS.

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BUT HOW DID YOU PUT THAT CHANGE

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OF APPROACH INTO PRACTICE?

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WHAT STEPS DID YOU ALL TAKE?

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>> WE DID SOMEWHAT I CALLED

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FOUNDATIONAL WORK.

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WE STARTED WITH LOOKING AT WHAT

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DOES IT MEAN TO BE AN ANTIRACIST

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ORGANIZATION?

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WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE?

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WHAT COMMITMENT DO WE WANT TO

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MAKE TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL AND

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MORE DIRECTLY TO THE CHILDREN

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AND FAMILIES WE SERVE?

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SO WE NOW HAVE AN ORGANIZATIONAL

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STATEMENT AROUND THIS.

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WE ALL PARTICIPATED IN A

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ANTIRACIST TRAINING.

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TOGETHER WHICH REALLY GAVE US A

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COMMON FRAMEWORK AND CONCEPT AND

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LANGUAGE TO THINK ABOUT AND TALK

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ABOUT.

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WE HAD WORKSHOPS AND ALL STAFF

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MEETINGS DIVERTED TO THE SUBJECT

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ABOUT BIASES IMPLICIT BIASES AND

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WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE AND HOW

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DOES IT SHOW UP IN OUR WORKDAY

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TO DAY.

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THOSE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT WE

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DID.

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AND THEN WE SET A GOAL THAT WE

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WANTED TO TACKLE THE DISPARITY

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AROUND CHILDREN ACHIEVING

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PERMANENCY AND HOW LONG IT TOOK

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FOR THEM TO LEAVE FOSTER CARE

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AND GO WITH A LOVING FOREVER

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FAMILY.

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>> LET'S GET TO SOME OF THOSE

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RESULTS.

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SOME OF THEM ARE POSITIVE FOR

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BLACK AND LATINO YOUTH YOU ARE

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SHOWING AN INCREASE IN ACHIEVING

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PERMANENCY AND REDUCTION IN THE

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AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT IN FOSTER

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CARE.

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NOW, THAT DROP IN TIME AND CARE

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FOR LATINO YOUTH WAS ESPECIALLY

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LARGE.

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WHAT DO YOU THINK ACCOUNTS FOR

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THAT?

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>> WE'RE STILL EXPLORING THAT

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AND LOOKING AT THAT.

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SO THIS IS WHAT STAFF HAVE

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SHARED WITH US.

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ONE IS LISTENING BETTER TO

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FAMILIES.

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WE HAVE BILINGUAL STAFF TO SERVE

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ON SPANISH SPEAKING CHILDREN AND

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FAMILIES.

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LOOKING AT BOTH PARENTS IF

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CHILDREN ARE NOT ALREADY LIVING

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WITH ONE, ALSO ENGAGING THE

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OTHER PARENT AND THAT SIDE OF

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THE FAMILY AS RESOURCES FOR THIS

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CHILD.

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AND I THINK JUST PAYING

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ATTENTION TO HOW WE TALK TO

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PEOPLE THE LANGUAGE WE USE TO

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DESCRIBE THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES AS

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WELL AS THEMSELVES.

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ALL HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO OUR

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SUCCESS.

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>> WHY IS IT IMPORTANT THAT

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CHILDREN SPEND LESS TIME IN A

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FOSTER CARE SETTING VERSUS IN A

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PERMANENT HOME?

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>> FOSTER CARE WHEN IT WAS FIRST

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CREATED OR ESTABLISHED IN THIS

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COUNTRY, ALWAYS SAYS THIS IS A

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TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENT.

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AND WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT CHILD

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DEVELOPMENT AND SUCCESS IN LIFE

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IS THAT YOU NEED A LIFETIME

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SUPPORT LINE REGARDLESS OF HOW

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OLD YOU ARE.

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AND THAT FOSTER CARE IS MEANT AS

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TEMPORARY.

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WHERE DO I BELONG?

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WHERE CAN I GO WHEN I'M IN

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TROUBLE OR SAD OR EVEN WHEN I'M

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CELEBRATING SOMETHING?

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THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THE JOY OF

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FAMILY.

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AND FOR MANY OF OUR CHILDREN

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THEY WERE MISSING THAT.

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>> AND IN THE FEW SECONDS WE

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HAVE THE LEFT WHAT ADVICE DO YOU

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HAVE FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT NEED

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TO TACKLE A SIMILAR ISSUE?

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>> YOU HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE,

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MOVE PAST THE WORDS TO ACTIONS.

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THERE IS NO BLUEPRINT FOR YOU TO

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FOLLOW.

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WE SHARE WHAT WE ARE DOING AS A

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WAY OF SAYING HERE ARE SOME

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IDEAS.

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THE IMPORTANCE IS ACTION IN

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MOVING PAST WORDS.

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CHILDREN DESERVE MORE THAN WHAT

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WE'RE PROVIDING AT THE MOMENT.

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AND WE SHOULD ALL BE OUTRAGED BY

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THAT AND DETERMINED TO TACKLE

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THIS ISSUE.