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Text Box: Community Forum A Systems of Care Approach to Out-of-Home Services Boys and Girls Home of Nebraska and DHHS will host an Out of Home Reform Forum to discuss the transition from Safety and In-Home Services to Out-of-Home Services through a reform effort and partnership. A presentation by DHHS Service Area Administrators and the Chief Operating Officer of Boys and Girls Home will provide an overview of the Out-of-Home Service Contract and how it will affect children, families, the court system, stakeholders and those working with child welfare. A question and answer opportunity will be provided to those in attendance. In addition, Judge William Byars (bio attached) will discuss court involvement with the reform process and allow questions and answers based on his experience and knowledge. Lunch will be provided, followed by an afternoon of presenters that will discuss an overview of the Systems of Care Model and how family and youth voice are directly linked to outcomes.

Text Box: 9:00-10:00 Transition to the Out-of-Home Service Array, with Q&A 10:15-Noon Judge William Byars, Director of the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice Noon-12:30 Lunch and Q&A 12:30-1:00 Systems of Care, Candy Kennedy, Executive Director of the Federation For Families 1:00-1:30 Family Partnerships through advocacy, Family Organization Executive Directors 1:30-2:00 Youth Guided system planning presented by the local Foster Youth Councils.

Dates and Locations

July 8th, 2009:

Harms Advanced Technology Center, 2620 College

Park Drive,

Scottsbluff, NE

July 9th, 2009:

New Life Assembly Church, 2715 West 39th St.

Kearney, NE

July 10th,2009:

Northeast Community College-Life Long Learning Center, 601 E. Benjamin Ave,

Norfolk, NE

Boys and Girls Home OF Nebraska, Inc

E-mail: nicholsons@bghome.net

Register by July 3 at:

http://www.surveymonkey.coms.aspxsm=uqEmIf7gYhH61OBj11k2MA_3d_3d