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GROW Center Advisory Committee
The GROW Center Advisory Committee (GCAC) brings together statewide volunteers who have invaluable expertise and experience to contribute to the transformation of the child welfare workforce in the state of Florida. The GCAC serves to provide informed guidance, professional expertise, stakeholder experience, and advice to GROW Center staff. GROW Center Advisory Committee members bridge the gap between organizations and child welfare professionals while advocating for GROW Center initiatives. The vision statement leading the Committee’s work asks members to promote, uphold, and advocate for the GROW Center’s innovation of child welfare curricula, support of child welfare professionals, and transformation of the child welfare workplace throughout Florida.
THE VISION:
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GCAC REPRESENTATION:
The Committee is organized to ensure that each members’ activities and decisions are in the best interest of the GROW Center, with the election of a Committee Chair and Vice-Chair. For the inaugural year of the GCAC, the Institute’s Program Director of Professional Development serves as Chair, ensuring sufficient guidance is provided to the Committee as they begin to layout their work and the path forward. In future years, the member elected as Committee Chair will exemplify a commitment to the GROW Center and Institute’s missions, while similarly, the Vice-Chair will offer support and leadership when needed. The Advisory Committee Secretary will be appointed to their position by the Institute. The expectations of Committee Members include programmatic advising and input, leveraging of networks to spread awareness of the GROW Center, serving as ambassadors to increase visibility and engagement within the broader community, and other critical activities which serve to represent the GROW Center’s programs and initiatives in the state.
GCAC DUTIES:
