OJD Children & Families Links
The
Juvenile Court Improvement Program (JCIP) is a federally funded project to improve court practice in child abuse
and neglect cases. The Chief Justice appoints an advisory committee to help the project define priority areas for
improvement.
JCIP (“Jay-sip”) has a vision and 6 goals:
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Raising the Profile and Priority of Child Abuse and Neglect Cases in Oregon
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| Goals |
Children are, first and foremost, protected from abuse and neglect Children have permanency and stability in their living situation The continuity of family relationships and connections is preserved for children Families have enhanced capacity to provide for their children's needs Increase the number of local courts that have developed intergovernmental plans supporting permanency outcomes for children in foster care
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To those ends, JCIP
Requests for Funding From JCIP
The purpose of the Juvenile Court Improvement Program (JCIP) mini-grant award program is to provide support for
projects or activities that further statewide JCIP and local Model Court Improvement goals. JCIP has created a simple
funding request process, to access these funds.