Policy & Practice | Spring 2024

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3 Note From APHSA’s President & CEO Reggie Bicha

5 From Our Partners

Providing Consistency in Chaos: How to Stabilize the Human Services Workforce

6 Partnering for Impact

Values in Motion: Elevating Leadership with a Focus on Well-Being

8 Leadership Corner

Leading Upstream: Cultivating an Inclusive Leadership Stance to Promote Well-Being

Data Sharing for Community Wellness Unlocking the Power of Collaboration Across Agencies

22 Technology Speaks On the Outside Looking In: Reimagining Child Care Program and Policy Through a Cross-Pollination Lens 27 Staff Spotlight Rebekah Sides, Policy Associate, Social and Economic Mobility

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Staff Spotlight Natalie Williams, Chief Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Officer

28 Staff Spotlight

Nana Sasu, Senior Process Innovation Associate, Portfolio Management

Staff Spotlight Emily Adams, Policy Associate, Child Care and Early Childhood Programs

Where Is Our Firetruck? Elevating the Value of Human Services and Strengthening Workforce Development 18

Moving a Mountain … One Rock at a Time A Scioto County Success Story

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