PURSUING RACIAL EQUITY IN KANSAS
CHILD WELFARE: A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT

“A STATEWIDE JOURNEY OF LEARNING”

WHY?  

Black and brown children are in the foster care system at double the rate they are in the population. Data also shows once these children are in foster care, they have worse outcomes and experiences.   

The Racial Equity Collaborative is a statewide effort to understand the history of racial inequities in child welfare and to define the problem through a shared language, so we all advocate and approach child welfare and advance racial equity.

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Date:  Sept. 29, 2021
Lecture:  11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Speaker:  Haywood Burns Institute
Topic:  Kansas Racial Equity Collaborative Lecture #1: Understanding the Historical Context of Structural Racism and Current Day Implications: How We Got Here and a Better Path Forward
*Accredited for 2 CLE, CEU, CE and Approved for 2 AMA PRA Category 1 credits
Register Here:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9f7Pfh5qQNaw9y2139DHUQ

Date:  October 27, 2021
Lecture:  11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Speaker:  Iheoma U. Iruka, Ph.D.
Topic:  Kansas Racial Equity Collaborative Lecture #2: Addressing Racial Inequities in Child Welfare: View from Early Childhood Education
*Pending for 2 CLE, CEU, CU, CME and pending for 2 AMA PRA Category 1 credits
Register Here:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xKhFO0dKQVilOV4gIi5vTQ

COMING IN 2022!

Date:  January 26, 2022
Lecture:  11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Topic:  Kansas Racial Equity Collaborative Lecture #3: Debunking Myths Around Racial Inequities in Child Welfare
Register Here:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5IQY-7QRTzKrIcttkn6kVw

Date:  February 23, 2022
Lecture:  11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Topic:  Kansas Racial Equity Collaborative Lecture #4: Forward Movement: Shifting from Control of to Support for Black and Brown Families
Register Here:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RU7ajIvOQx-C8psRvMy2_Q

THE SYMPOSIUM
(In-Person & Invitation Only) 
Leaders and influencers across the State of Kansas will come together on April 15th, 2022 for an in-person symposium at The Burge Union - University of Kansas (1565 Irving Hill Road, Lawrence, KS).

Come ready to make changes within your spere of influence.

Information on future virtual lecture registrations and a link to sign up for our list serve for continued learning is available at:  https://www.careportal.org/kansas-racial-equity/

Contact information:  ks.racial.equity@gmail.com