Policy & Practice | Winter 2024

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The National Electronic Interstate Compact Enterprise How an Innovative Technology Partnership Is Transforming Interstate Child Placements

From Crisis to Stability Helping Individuals and Families Move Toward Long-Term Success

Courageous Imperatives for Human Services 20

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The Connective Force: Driving Health, Well-Being, and Prosperity in America A Start to Success Empowering Equitable Employment Opportunities Through Community-Based Partnerships

The Connective Force Driving Health, Well-Being, and Prosperity in America

departments APHSA’s Transition Recommendations for the Administration and Congress

4 APHSA Insights

10 Partnering for Impact

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A Whole-Family Approach to Child Support in Federal Policymaking The following is a reprint from APHSA’s multipart series that provides recommendations to the incoming Administration and Congress to help develop strategies that unlock the potential of human services. To learn more about the series, Courageous Imperatives for Human Services , and how we can work together to create a country where everyone thrives, visit our Election Transition page . 6 From Our Partners Combating Hunger for Children and Families: Community Voices Spur Rural Maryland County's Resource Navigator Network 37 Staff Spotlights

2024 APHSA Award Winners

Kara Williams, Policy Coordinator, Food and Nutrition Services Ivy-Marie Washington, Project Associate, Youth and Transition Services

Family First: Partnering for System-Level Change to Keep Families Safely Together

30 Research Corner

The Equity Assessment and Improvement Tool for Research Teams

8 From Our Partners ntroduction uman services play a crucial role in shaping the health, well-being, and rosperity of the American people. With more than half of Americans receiving uman services during the course of their lifetime, this system of services and enefits has become an indispensable instrument that enables individuals, milies, and communities to build a better future. The Trump Administration can verage the human services infrastructure to further national priorities , including conomic prosperity, better health and well-being, affordable housing and food, nd ensuring the labor market meets the demands of American businesses to Centering People, Transforming Systems: Lessons from the Frontlines 32 Technology Speaks

American Public Human Services Association (APHSA)

Meet the New Digital Government Hub—Your Open-Source Library for Using Design, Data, and Tech in Improving Digital Delivery

APHSA is a bipartisan membership association representing state, county, and city human services agencies that improve outcomes

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