Children and Family Futures
Jennifer Foley is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in social services and program management. Currently serving as a Senior Program Associate at Children and Family Futures since April 2016, Jennifer previously held the roles of ATR Project Director and Women's Services Coordinator at the Oregon Health Authority from July 2013 to April 2016, where responsibilities included overseeing Oregon's Access to Recovery SAMHSA grant and representing the state's Women’s Services Network nationally. Jennifer also worked at the Department of Human Services in Child Welfare from June 2006 to July 2013 as a Child Welfare Caseworker and Foster Home Certifier, and at Relief Nursery from 1995 to 2006 as a Program Manager and Alcohol & Drug Counselor. Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from the University of Oregon, obtained between 1995 and 1997.
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Children and Family Futures
Children and Family Futures (CFF) is a national public policy organization with a home office in Orange County, CA and just over 70 staff located across the country. We work to improve practice and policy for children affected by parental substance use and mental health disorders. We implement three large training and technical assistance programs, each led by a senior staff Program Director and a team of staff members with years of experience working at the intersection of the systems serving these families. • Since 2002, we have been the contractor to the federal government operating the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare which includes large technical assistance programs for infants affected by prenatal substance exposure In-Depth Technical Assistance and since 2007 the Regional Partnership Grants funded by Promoting Safe and Stable Families. • Since 2009, we have operated the national Family Treatment Court Training and Technical Assistance program for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention which include a variety of activities improving court and collaborative processes for children and families in the child welfare system. • And, we are the national home of the Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START) program which is an evidence-based program rated as “supported” by the Family First Prevention Services Clearinghouse. START pairs a person in recovery as a family mentor with a child welfare worker who operate as a dyad with families to prevent child removal and ensure safe, long-term reunification and family recovery. START is currently operating in 7 states and 97 jurisdictions with a few other states and tribes in the pipeline to come on board in the next year. In all of our efforts, we work at the intersection of health, social services, treatment, court systems and related agencies to ensure families get equitable and timely access to services with a focus on family recovery, including child and parent safety.