Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council Upcoming Meetings Meetings are held at the DMCPS Office, 635 N. 26th Street or virtually on Zoom. 2024 Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council Meeting Dates February 16, 2024 from 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. All other materials will be available February 15, 2024. February 2024 Agenda May 17, 2024 from 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. May 2024 Agenda May 2024 Draft Meeting Minutes January - December 2023 Annual Independent Monitoring Report Presentation August 16, 2024 from 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. August 2024 Agenda November 15, 2024 from 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council CPS Training Dates June 10, 2024 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. CPS Training: Walk Through a Case Agenda 2024 Sub-Committee Meeting Dates Critical Incident Committee April 4, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Meeting Canceled June 27, 2024 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. June 2024 Critical Incident Committee Agenda Teen Care Committee May 1, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. May 2024 Agenda May 2024 Teen Care Committee PowerPoint Presentation July 1, 2024 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. July 2024 Agenda September 4, 2024 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Meeting Canceled November 6, 2024 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Prevention Committee May 16, 2024 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. May 2024 Prevention Committee Agenda May 2024 Prevention Committee PowerPoint Presentation September 19, 2024 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. CANCELED Canceled September 2024 Prevention Committee Agenda December 5, 2024 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. To view historical meeting agendas, minutes, and materials visit Meeting Minutes and Reports from 2018 - 2023. Questions and requests can be sent to DMCPS. The Role of the Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council Citizen Review Panels for Child Protective Services are groups of citizen volunteers throughout the United States who are federally mandated to evaluate local and state child protection systems. The panels are required to submit an annual report to the Federal Children's Bureau each year that outlines the panel's activities and recommendations to the state child protective system to strengthen its services. The Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council (MCWPC) has been designated the Citizen Review Panel for Milwaukee County under Chapter 48 (Section 562) Children's Code. MCWPC's duties are: Hold at least one public hearing each year at which the council shall encourage public participation and solicit public input regarding the child welfare system in Milwaukee County Recommend policies and plans for the improvement of the child welfare system in Milwaukee County Recommend measures for evaluating the effectiveness of the child welfare system in Milwaukee County Recommend funding priorities for the child welfare system in Milwaukee County Identify innovative public and private funding opportunities for the child welfare system in Milwaukee County Annually, submit a report of its recommendations to the department, which within 60 days after receiving the report shall prepare a response to those recommendations and transmit the report, together with its response, to the governor and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature. It should be noted that due to changes in the reporting period from the calendar year to the fiscal year, the 2022 report will not be available until mid to late 2023 and will be an 18-month report. 2021 Wisconsin CRP Annual Report 2021 DCF Response to CRP Annual Report Advise the department in planning, and providing technical assistance and capacity building to support, a neighborhood-based system for the delivery of child welfare services in Milwaukee County. The Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council was established through 1995 WI Act 303 as an advisory body to the State regarding child welfare services in Milwaukee County. Quarterly meetings are open to the public. Documents and Links Council members List of Child Welfare Terms 2017-2019 Partnership Council Budget Recommendations Contact the Milwaukee Child Protective Services