Race, Community & Child Welfare Initiative
Fayette County, Kentucky
​Contact Us: fayetterccw@gmail.com​
Committees
RCCW Fayette County is a collaboration of many community agencies such as Fayette County Public Schools, Lexington-Fayette Health Department, Lexington-Fayette Police Department, Bluegrass Community and Technical College, University of Kentucky, Kentucky State University, Lex Linc, Family Counseling Services, Bluegrass Mental Health-Mental Retardation Board, Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program, Chrysalis House, Lexington Human Rights Commission, Department for Community Based Services, Community Action Council, Children’s Law Center, Partners for Youth, Administrative Office of the Courts and many others.
School Engagement in Child Welfare​
- Sandra Robertson, Chair
Recruitment of Foster Care Families
​- Gladys Moore, Chair
Building Support for Natural Families and Extended Families
- Shalanda Snowden, Chair​
Announcements
RCCW Fayette Co. Offers "Race Matters" Training for DCBS front-line workers: Nov. 6 & 7; Dec. 2 & 4; Jan dates TBA
​Improving Legal Representation for Parents, Children and the Commonwealth
- Rebecca DiLoreto, Chair
Eradicating Racial Disparity from the Removal Process​
- Carla Jordan, Chair
Fayette County based Education and Dialogue on Race Disparity in Child Welfare​
- Randolph Hollingsworth, Chair