PCG provides third party administration services, technical assistance, and implementation support in California, the first state in the nation to implement a reentry waiver to develop and test pre-release services for individuals transitioning from incarceration. PCG’s Julia Kessler, Christine Newhall, Katie Thomas, and Shannon Weaver, authors of “Maximizing Impact: Implementing CMS 1115 Reentry Waivers with Public Consulting Group,” broke down key lessons learned from their work in helping California design and implement 1115 reentry waivers.

Public Consulting Group (PCG) is proud to share its latest guidance on best practice for collecting and reporting data related to race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity. By summarizing findings from leading industry sources, this report aims to move evaluators toward more culturally and linguistically appropriate standards (CLAS) for data collection and reporting by establishing guidelines for the work we do for our clients and the people we receive information from.

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was signed into law on March 11, 2021. Properly utilized and implemented, these funds have the potential to substantially support and transform child welfare services to children and families, assist with the implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), and stabilize your critical child welfare workforce.

The information within this article, originally published on the PCG website in March 2019, was updated on April 14, 2022, to reflect program changes and new developments as a result of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency (PHE).