Needs Assessment Survey

NRC4Tribes.org invites you to participate in an Online National Tribal Child Welfare Needs Assessment.

The Tribal Law and Policy Institute, in partnership with the the Indian Child and Family Resource Center in Helena, Montana; the Native American Training Institute in Bismarck, North Dakota; and the Butler Institute for Families at the University of Denver, was awarded a cooperative agreement with the federal Children's Bureau to operate the National Child Welfare Resource Center for Tribes. This resource center is part of the Children's Bureau Training and Technical Assistance Network which offers no-cost child welfare focused training/technical assistance (T/TA) to tribes and states.
 

Respondents may include:

  • Tribal Leaders
  • Tribal child welfare directors and staff
  • Tribal foster parents
  • Tribal community program staff (such as court staff, law enforcement, community health and others)
  • Birth parents
  • Youth
  • Kinship providers
  • Community members

The NRC4Tribes is seeking Tribal input about the training and technical assistance needs of Tribal child welfare systems. This information will be used by the NRC4Tribes to develop and provide appropriate T/TA for tribes over the next four years of the project. The online needs assessment will also inform the Children's Bureau about the types of T/TA that is needed to support and strengthen Tribal child welfare systems.


The National Resource Center for Tribes (NRC4Tribes) is the newest resource center within the Children’s Bureau Training and Technical Assistance (T&TA) National Network. This new National Resource Center for Tribes will join the Children's Bureau's Child Welfare Training and Technical Assistance (T&TA) Network which is designed to improve child welfare systems and to support States and Tribes in achieving sustainable, systemic change that results in greater safety, permanency, and well-being for children, youth, and families. The Children’s Bureau is located within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
 
Tribes will continue to be able to access training and technical assistance (T&TA) through various national resources centers within the Children’s Bureau National T&TA Network. Following an initial planning/assessment year, this new NRC for Tribes will become the focal point for coordinated and culturally competent child welfare T&TA for Tribes within the T&TA Network. The NRC4Tribes will work collaboratively with Tribes and the T&TA Network to assist Tribes in the enhancement of child welfare services and the promotion of safety, permanency and well-being for American Indian/Alaska Native children and families – including: 
  • Enhancing Tribal access to and utilization of the Children’s Bureau T&TA Network;
  • Brokering Tribal T&TA through the T&TA Network;
  • Assisting in the provision of T&TA as needed and feasible;
  • Facilitating peer-to-peer consultation between Tribes regarding child welfare issues;
  • Increasing cultural competence and sensitivity to Tribal voices in the T&TA Network and in State child welfare systems
  • Generating toolkits, resource manuals, and other products for dissemination
  • Participating in NRC4Tribes-specific and national cross-site evaluation process
A key objective of the NRC for Tribes in its first year is to conduct in a national assessment of tribal child welfare systems, to better understand and appropriately serve tribal communities in subsequent years. The National Resource Center for Tribes is authorized to provide T&TA services to federally-recognized Tribes who receive federal Title IV-B funding.

Announcements and Updates

  • New Due Date for Affordable Care Act (ACA) Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Program The announcement is modified. This action changes the original due date of July 26, 2010. The new due date is July 28, 2010. Letter of Intent Due Date: July 09 ...
    Posted Jul 8, 2010 9:37 AM by Lou Sgroi
  • Family Wellness Warriors Initiative - A Free Webinar Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 Time: 10:00 AM (Pacific), 9:00 AM  Alaska Presented by The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Region 10 Seattle Presenters: Members of the ...
    Posted Jul 2, 2010 2:06 PM by Lou Sgroi
  • NRC4Tribes Webinar The NRC4Tribes conducted a Children's Bureau webinar on June 30, 2010 to an audience of 69 participants. To view a recording of the webinar please click on the below ...
    Posted Jul 28, 2010 3:09 PM by Lou Sgroi
  • Online National Tribal Child Welfare Needs Assessment The National Resource Center for Tribes (NRC4Tribes) invites you to participate in an Online National Tribal Child Welfare Needs Assessment.  Please note that the deadline for the Needs Assessment Survey ...
    Posted Aug 23, 2010 2:03 PM by Lou Sgroi
  • Tribal Title IV-E Plan Development Grants Deadline Extension to August 2, 2010 The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to make one-time grants to Tribes, Tribal organizations, or Tribal consortia that are seeking to develop, and within 24 months of ...
    Posted Jun 29, 2010 12:38 PM by Lou Sgroi
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