Illinois State University leads the Illinois Permanency Enhancement Project (PEP) and encourages it’s region leaders to leverage local resources and partnerships to support the well-being of minoritized children and their families.
The Black Administrators in Child Welfare-Illinois (BACW-I) and the Chicago Association of Black Social Workers in partnership with Illinois State University Permanency Enhancement Program and the Department of Children and Family Services Office of Racial Equity Practice sponsored a series of Racial Healing Town Hall Meetings entitled: Where We’ve Been, Where We Are Now, and Where We Are Going.
Keith Bostick is president of the Black Administrators in Child Welfare and a long-term clinician, administrator, and director in the child welfare space.
Illinois State will become one of four regional training hubs for the State of Illinois Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) when the ISU Child Protection Training Academy (CPTA) opens in early November 2024.
