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 12:00pm - 2:00pm
August 16, 2024 from 12:00pm - 2:00pm
November 15, 2024 from 12:00pm - 2:00pm

2024 Sub-Committee Meeting Dates

Critical Incident Committee
- April 4th, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Meeting Canceled
- All other materials will be available by March 28th, 2024
Teen Care Committee
- May 1, 2024 from 10:00am - 11:00am
Prevention Committee
- Dates to be determined

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.