Episode 193: Influencing Policy and Practices in Foster Care (w/ Danika Briggs)

“Every kid, no matter what their circumstances are, should be celebrated and honored just like we do our children.” Agency workers are the first responders of the foster care community. They are among the first to meet a child, they are keepers of that child’s history, and they know firsthand the needs that often go unmet. With many agencies experiencing unprecedented employee turnover, the challenges facing agency workers continue to increase as they experience secondary traumatic stress, lack of resources, and underappreciation. Danika Briggs has been a close friend and worked with one of our TFI Advocates in Virginia for many years! She has been in social services for over 20 years and is the Assistant Director for Family Services at the Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Department of Social Services in Virginia. Danika plays a vital leadership role in overseeing child welfare programs at their social service agency she also helps resource and encourage agency workers overall. In this episode, Danika shares how partnerships with organizations like TFI can have an impact on the agency workers and the current challenges they are facing. I really enjoyed this episode, and I hope you will too! (Don’t forget that through the month of July, a generous donor has offered a matching grant up to $20,000! Join Team 3:10 today.) Show Notes: https://theforgotteninitiative.org/danika-briggs-193