From left, the Department of Human Resource's (DHR) Social Services Administration Executive Director, Rebecca Jones-Gaston; Queen Anne's County Department of Social Services (QACDSS) Child Protective Service/In Home Services Supervisor, Susie Spiering; QACDSS Director, Susan Coppage; QACDSS Foster Care Worker, Jennifer Evans; and DHR Acting Secretary, Gregory James.
From left, the Department of Human Resource's (DHR) Social Services Administration Executive Director, Rebecca Jones-Gaston; Queen Anne's County Department of Social Services (QACDSS) Child Protective Service/In Home Services Supervisor, Susie Spiering; QACDSS Director, Susan Coppage; QACDSS Foster Care Worker, Jennifer Evans; and DHR Acting Secretary, Gregory James.
ANNAPOLIS — Each year, the Maryland Department of Human Resources (DHR) honors all 24 local Departments of Social Services for their achievements in caring for the vulnerable children they serve. This year’s awards were presented as part of the agency’s Learning Collaborative Award Luncheon held at the Miller Senate Office Building in Annapolis on Nov. 15. Queen Anne's County Department of Social Services (QACDSS) Agency Director, Susan Coppage; Child Protective Services and In Home Services Supervisor, Susie Spiering; and Foster Care Worker, Jennifer Evans represented Queen Anne's County.
DHR’s Child Welfare Outcomes Awards initiative strives to ensure that Maryland’s vulnerable children are well cared for in safe and stable homes. Child Welfare Outcomes Awards are presented to jurisdictions based on their performance in areas where DHR established goals aimed at ensuring permanency for as many children as possible and indicators of the overall quality of care children receive. At the annual luncheon, DHR presents each local department with an award listing their accomplishments.
QACDSS was honored for exceeding expectations in four out of six measures. Those measures were the percentage of children in Out of Home Placement (OHP) that were visited each month, Alternative Response cases open less than 60 days, Child Protective Services Investigations open less than 60 days and the number of children exiting Out of Home Placement to guardianship.
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