REWIRING In 2019, we began leading a statewide collaborative called Rewiring, which seeks to ensure that families remain safely together and eventually reduce the number of children and families involved with the child welfare system. Rewiring provides earlier support for children and families, prevents and diverts families from entering child welfare, and allows us to follow the children we work with into adulthood. Rewiring strategically deploys public and private funds to ultimately yield a system that prevents children and families from having to “get worse” before becoming eligible to receive the help they need. Shifting dollars from high-cost, late-stage interventions to lower-cost, preventative support will save money and will improve outcomes for kids, families, and society. Rewiring will drive this through targeted programmatic and financial support to advance a system of child wellbeing that: Reduces the number of children and families entering the child welfare system by engaging early in ways that strengthen families before child welfare services are needed; Improves the quality of child welfare services for children and families who need them; and Reshapes the flow of local, state, and ultimately national funding to primary and secondary prevention to all who need them in a sustainable manner. The child welfare funnel: A visual image used in Rewiring that shows the current flow of children into the different levels of child welfare involvement and the costs associated. Data sourced September 2020. Within 3-5 years, Rewiring will: Demonstrate practical, county-tested road maps that show how the Rewiring of funding and policy can update the system and sustainably reduce the number of children and families entering it. These proofs of concept will be scalable and replicable across Colorado and beyond; and Reduce trauma across Colorado and beyond as families no longer need to “get worse” to get the support they need. Video Player https://www.tennysoncenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Lightning-Talk-Rewiring-Child-Welfare.mp4 00:00 06:49 Resources: Rewiring Charter Partnering for Change: Assessing Engagement Among Rewiring Stakeholders FAQs Glossary Rewiring Measurement and Evaluation Framework Summary Rewiring Measurement and Evaluation Framework Articles: From the Institute for Family: Moving Upstream: Solving for Family Well-Being Tennyson Center for Children Announces Merger with Families Together Mental Health During COVID-19 My Daughter Lied The Phone Kept Ringing and Ringing In Pursuit of Wellbeing: Thriving Kids Need Strong Families and Strong Communities Rewiring County Informational Sheets: Denver Douglas Archuleta Larimer Do you want to learn more about Rewiring? Colorado Rewiring: Megan Vogels, Rewiring Chief | 720-855-3410 | megan.vogels@tennysoncenter.org Thank you to our Rewiring partners! Tennyson Center for Children at Colorado Christian Home is a 501(c)(3) organization registered in the state of Colorado. Donations are tax-deductible. ABOUT US REWIRING PROGRAMS DONATE EVENTS NEWSROOM CONTACT JOBS Contact 2950 Tennyson Street Denver, CO 80212 303-433-2541 info@tennysoncenter.org Registered 501(c)(3) | EIN: 61-1458290 Admissions 303-731-4845 admissions@tennysoncenter.org Copyright © 2021 Tennyson Center for Children All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy | Website development by Relish Studio About Us Rewiring Programs Donate Events Newsroom Contact Jobs