Perspective. Strategy. Facilitation.
Get an outside perspective, help strategize direction, or facilitate an exchange of ideas. Let WRI Solutions put our skills and experience behind your next project, grant or change initiative.
Below is a sampling of our work. Contact us to learn more about the details of WRI's consultation process!
Federal Diligent Recruitment Grant
Federal Diligent Recruitment Grant (2013 to 2018) , New York State Office of Children and Families (OCFS) & US Department of Health and Human ServicesWRI administered a statewide Recruitment and Retention Resources survey to identify areas of opportunity and barriers to success. WRI assisted seven identified counties in NYS in creating empirical plans to track and share Key Performance Indicator data to monitor progress more effectively. WRI also developed Continuous Quality Improvement practices with the identified counties to ensure that the practices adopted during the grant period remained sustainable after its conclusion. The data-driven foster care recruitment model developed during this period gained national acclaim: https://ocfs.ny.gov/programs/fostercare/recruitment/
Implementation of Family First Act
Local Implementation of Family First Prevention Services Act (2018 to Present), Redlich Horwitz FoundationThrough a contract with the Redlich Horwitz Foundation, WRI has helped support county-level, data-driven strategies to increase family and youth engagement, increase kinship care, decrease congregate care, and strengthen prevention services for children and families involved with the child welfare system. WRI works with county Departments of Social Services and key community stakeholders to meet each county’s individual needs and emphasize their strengths, creating plans for continuous quality improvement.
