[ultimate_heading main_heading=”Our hope is that every family is thriving and protecting children” main_heading_margin=”margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:10px;” sub_heading_margin=”margin-bottom:30px;” margin_design_tab_text=””]However, we all stumble across difficult times, and we need each other to help get us back on our feet. Community Partnerships for Protecting Children (CPPC) is a community-based approach that strives to support families in order to keep children safe from abuse and neglect.

Our communities offer many valuable resources, but knowing where to find them and how to access them can be difficult.[/ultimate_heading]

[ultimate_heading main_heading=”What Is CPPC – Community Partnership for Protecting Children?” heading_tag=”h3″ alignment=”left” spacer=”line_only” spacer_position=”middle” line_height=”1″ line_color=”#93298e” spacer_margin=”margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:15px;” sub_heading_margin=”margin-bottom:15px;”]Community Partnerships for Protecting Children (CPPC) is a community-based approach to child protection. Partnerships work to prevent child abuse, neglect, and re-abuse, safely decrease the number of out-of-home placements and promote timely reunification when children are placed in foster care.[/ultimate_heading]
Community Partnership Protecting Children

Community Partnerships for Protecting Children (CPPC) is a community-based approach to strengthening families, keeping children safe, by protecting our kids, and creating community connections and collaborations.

Community Partnerships work to reduce negative childhood experiences, promote everyone’s responsibility in protecting our children, and build safety networks.

The long-term focus of Community Partnerships is to protect kids by changing the culture to improve child welfare processes, practices and policies. The Community Partnerships approach involves four key strategies which are implemented together to achieve desired results.

[ultimate_heading main_heading=”The Four Strategies of Community Partnership Protecting Children (CPPC)” heading_tag=”h3″ alignment=”left” spacer=”line_only” spacer_position=”middle” line_height=”1″ line_color=”#93298e” spacer_margin=”margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:15px;” sub_heading_margin=”margin-bottom:15px;”][/ultimate_heading][info_list font_size_icon=”30″ eg_br_style=”solid” eg_br_width=”1″ connector_color=”#2e6da3″][info_list_item list_title=”Strategy 1: Shared Decision Making” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^1079|url^https://www.earlydevelopment.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Picture1.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^Picture1|description^null” animation=”rotateIn” title_font_size=”desktop:22px;” title_font_line_height=”desktop:30px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:18px;” desc_font_line_height=”desktop:30px;” title_font_color=”#2e6da3″]Provide leadership for collaborative efforts that promote community responsibility for the safety and well-being of children.

Examples of activities:

  • Recruit broad and diverse membership to set direction and oversee efforts
  • Promote community responsibility for the safety and well-being of children
  • Identify and assess community strengths and gaps surrounding services and supports
  • Leverage existing resources to fill priority gaps
  • Measure, evaluate, and share accountability for outcomes
[/info_list_item][info_list_item list_title=”Strategy 2: Neighborhood/Community Networking” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^1078|url^https://www.earlydevelopment.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Picture2.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^Picture2|description^null” animation=”rotateIn” title_font_size=”desktop:22px;” title_font_line_height=”desktop:30px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:18px;” desc_font_line_height=”desktop:30px;” title_font_color=”#2e6da3″]Promote cooperation and form alliances to provide more accessible and relevant informal and professional supports, services and resources for families whose children are at risk of abuse and neglect.

Examples of activities:

  • Collaborate with community members, service providers and other stakeholders
  • Increase awareness of available resources and information sharing
  • Organize and promote presentations, discussions, and community events
  • Facilitate multi-disciplinary trainings and peer learning
  • Implement programs to address diversity and disparity
[/info_list_item][info_list_item list_title=”Strategy 3: Individualized Course of Action” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^1077|url^https://www.earlydevelopment.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Picture3.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^Picture3|description^null” animation=”rotateIn” title_font_size=”desktop:22px;” title_font_line_height=”desktop:30px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:18px;” desc_font_line_height=”desktop:30px;” title_font_color=”#2e6da3″](Family Team and Youth Transition Decision Making)

Genuinely engage families and youth to identify strengths, resources, and supports to reduce barriers and help families succeed.

Examples of activities:

  • Provide Community Based Family Team Decision Making Meetings
  • Educate and engage partners
  • Build capacity to offer community Family Team and Youth Transition Decision Meetings
  • Promote best practice
[/info_list_item][info_list_item list_title=”Strategy 4: Policy and Practice Change” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^1076|url^https://www.earlydevelopment.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Picture4.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^Picture4|description^null” animation=”rotateIn” title_font_size=”desktop:22px;” title_font_line_height=”desktop:30px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:18px;” desc_font_line_height=”desktop:30px;” title_font_color=”#2e6da3″]Improve policies and practices that reduce barriers and increase accessibility and relevance of service that lead to positive family outcomes.

Examples of activities:

  • Utilize data to identify and assess needs for policy and practice change
  • Explore opportunities to implement best practices
  • Facilitate parent and youth input
  • Implement and evaluate community change
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[ultimate_heading main_heading=”Questions and Information” heading_tag=”h3″ main_heading_color=”#2e6da3″ alignment=”left” spacer=”line_only” spacer_position=”middle” line_height=”1″ line_color=”#93298e” spacer_margin=”margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:15px;” sub_heading_margin=”margin-bottom:15px;” main_heading_margin=”margin-top:30px;”][/ultimate_heading][info_list style=”circle with_bg” icon_bg_color=”#2e6da3″ icon_color=”#ffffff” font_size_icon=”24″ eg_br_style=”none”][info_list_item list_title=”If you suspect a child under the age of 18 is being abused or neglected please call:” list_icon=”Defaults-check-square-o” title_font_size=”desktop:22px;” title_font_line_height=”desktop:30px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:18px;” desc_font_line_height=”desktop:30px;” title_font_color=”#2e6da3″]
  • The Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-362-2178 (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week).  Please be ready to provide identifying information and the whereabouts of the child. You may remain anonymous unless you are making a report as a mandatory reporter.
  • If you believe the child is in imminent danger, CALL 911 immediately
[/info_list_item][info_list_item list_title=”Meeting information and volunteer opportunities” list_icon=”Defaults-check-square-o” title_font_size=”desktop:22px;” title_font_line_height=”desktop:30px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:18px;” desc_font_line_height=”desktop:30px;” title_font_color=”#2e6da3″]In Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Louisa Counties:
Contact Arin Jones at arinj@iastate.edu

Or find us on Facebook @quadcountycppc[/info_list_item][info_list_item list_title=”More information about CPPC and Child ABuse Prevention in Iowa” list_icon=”Defaults-check-square-o” title_font_size=”desktop:22px;” title_font_line_height=”desktop:30px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:18px;” desc_font_line_height=”desktop:30px;” title_font_color=”#2e6da3″]Go to: https://dhs.iowa.gov/child-welfare/CPPCfamilies and https://pcaiowa.org/[/info_list_item][/info_list]