ST.
PAUL, Minn., April 10,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A)
today announced a partnership with the State of Minnesota on a $4 million, grant-funded research project, the
"Advancing Equity in Child Support" initiative. The State's project
will examine data to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)
in child support programs across Minnesota, Michigan, and California, as part of a federal initiative to
generate measurable information regarding program effectiveness and
impact.
"The project will result in much-needed research on the impact
of child support on historically disadvantaged and marginalized
individuals," according to Shaneen
Moore, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Department
of Human Services. "Armed with this knowledge, programs will be
able to critically look at policies and practices that are
perpetuating systemic barriers to opportunities or causing harm
disproportionately to persons of color and other underserved
groups. The overall project goal is to provide states with a
sustainable blueprint on how to measure current performance and
infuse DEI principles into a child support program in order for
every state, local, and tribal program to gain insight into how it
is impacting the families that are being or could be served."
Led by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS),the
project will gather qualitative data regarding experiences in
Minnesota from program
participants and parents who could benefit from child support
services, including members of religious minorities; lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) persons;
people with disabilities; people who live in rural areas; and those
otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality.
The initiative will also seek to build knowledge and cultural
competency for child support professionals through DEI training and
assessments.
"This is an exciting opportunity to not only use data toward the
advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion, but to give
families and beneficiaries a voice in the future of these
programs," said Diane Potts,
Director, U.S. State and Local Government National Strategy Team,
CGI. "The result will be a blueprint for states to follow that can
empower their leaders and human services professionals to deliver
the best possible outcomes through modern, effective programs."
The project will culminate in the creation of a "DEI in Action
Playbook" that will be shared nationally and among participating
states and tribes – including Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, North
Carolina, Oregon,
Washington, Wisconsin and the White Earth Nation of
Minnesota – to use in conducting
their own equity assessments for child support programs.
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