Past Consultation/Collaborative Engagement Efforts:

• Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC)/Tribal Consultation
  
  • December 9, 2022 – Agenda with Meeting Link
  • April 28, 2023 – Tribal Advisory Committee (9:30 – 11:30 a.m.)
    
    • Agenda with Meeting Link
    • DRAFT Child and Family Teams (CFT) Engagement Guide – for Consultation
  • May 26, 2023 – Tribal Consultation (9:00 – 12:00 p.m.)
    
    • Invitation with Meeting Link
    • Agenda
    • CTFC Comment Letter
  • August 25, 2023 – Tribal Advisory Committee (9:00 – 12:00 p.m.)
    
    • Agenda with Meeting Link
  • September 20, 2023 – Annual Tribal Consultation Summit (ATCS) – (9:00 – 12:00 p.m.)
• California Annual Progress and Services Report (APSR)
  • 2023 APSR
    • Second Round of Comments Due on 2023 APSR submitted by CDSS to ACF on June 30, 2022: August 11, 2022
    • First Comment Round – Model Comment Letter for Tribes (due 6/10/22)
    • First Comment Round – CTFC Comment Letter
    • Second Comment Round – CTFC Comment Letter
    • May 11, 2023  –  2024 Annual Progress and Services Report Consultation (3:00 – 4:30 p.m.)
    • Tribal Leader Letter with Information on Consultation
    • Meeting Link
    • Written feedback due June 23, 2023 to Consultation@dss.ca.gov and APSR@dss.ca.gov
    • Model Comment Letter
    • 2023 Annual Progress Services Report (submitted to ACF on June 30, 2022)
    • 2024 Draft APSR available to Tribes through CDSS
• California Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Prevention Plan
• Available Funding for Tribes through the California Department of Social Services
  • CDSS Overview
  • CTFC Comments on Funding Sources from 2.24.23 and 3.3.23 Tribal Consultations
  • April 24, 2023 – FINAL DAY FOR TRIBES TO SUBMIT SIGNED BASE MOU
• California ICWA Statewide Plan
  
  • First Draft of ICWA State Plan – Model Comment Letter for Tribes (due 6/10/22)
  • First Draft of ICWA State Plan – CTFC Comment Letter
  • July 22, 2022: Last Consultation Date Invitation with Meeting Link (comments due on second draft on August 22, 2022)
  • Second Draft of ICWA State Plan – CTFC Comment Letter
  • October 24, 2022: Final Version of ICWA State Plan will be released
  • October 28, 2022: First Regional Convening to Implement ICWA Statewide Plan (invitations to be sent to Tribal representatives that submitted a Letter of Interest to be on the Committee)
  • Final ICWA State Plan – released November 29, 2022
• Tribal Consultation Policy (TCP)
  
  • First Draft of TCP – Model Comment Letter for Tribes (due 3/14/22) 
  • First Draft of TCP – CTFC Comment Letter
  • July 26, 2022: Last Consultation Date Invitation with Meeting Link (comments due on second draft on August 25, 2022)
  • Second Draft of TCP – CTFC Comment Letter (August 18, 2022)
  • September 21, 2022: Third Draft/Finalize TCP at Annual Tribal Consultation Summit
  • Third Draft of TCP – CTFC Comment Letter (September 29, 2022)
  • November 2, 2022: Comments on Third Draft of TCP due to CDSS
• Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) Charter
  
  • July 26, 2022: TAC Meeting Invitation with Meeting Link
  • September 21, 2022: TAC Meeting Invitation with Meeting Link

Current California Department of Social Services Workgroups:

• AFCARS Workgroup
• CFT/CANS Implementation Workgroup
• FFPSA Workgroup
• Placement Workgroup
• Resource Family Approval (RFA) Written Directives
  • CTFC Comments on RFA Written Directives v. 8 (8/1/22)
  • Written Directives v.8 (effective November 2, 2022)
• Structured Decision Making Workgroup
• TCA Workgroup

For more information about California Department of Social Services workgroups and meetings, click HERE.