Social Policy Institute activated under new Leadership – Steve Hornberger, NASW Pioneer, SDSU Faculty

SPI transforms In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) curriculum for county social workers and rolls out the Training Academy across the state SPI partners with the CAP Center (Sacramento) and Children’s Bureau (Los Angeles) to become the new Strategies 2.0, a statewide collaborative, building capacity for the Family Strengthening field

SPI is part of design team for Breaking Barriers Toolkit for building a system of care: Shared Governance, Shared Data, Shared Finance and Shared Community California Child Welfare Council adopts Operations Manual developed by SPI Priority Access to Services and Supports (PASS) Beta test in Ventura County is a success, exceeding expectations Statewide Disability Awareness training features IHSS Partners as…

SPI implements an integrated learning system for the statewide IHSS Training Academy Board Fellows, developed and led by SPI as a collaboration between SDSU’s School of Social Work and Fowler Business School to build capacity in local non-profit Board of Directors, receives Provost Award for Excellence

Livable La Mesa Action Plan, a result of SPI’s technical assistance to the City of La Mesa, is approved by City Council San Diego Age-Friendly Communities Initiative launched Strategies 2.0 Statewide Integrated Learning System completed with final report showing evidence of increased knowledge, newly acquired skills, and renewed motivation. Project Launch of BeHealth is using a human-centered design (HCD) approach…

SPI launches ACEs Aware for Communications and Network of Care in partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics – Chapter 3 and the YMCA of San Diego SPI completes and released the Child & Family Wellness Landscape Scan completed for Partners in Prevention SPI develops and publishes the Best Practice Guidelines for CAPCs (Child Abuse Prevention Councils) SPI becomes a…

Under SPI’s leadership, SDSU joins the international network of Age-Friendly Universities (AFUs) Based on the BIG Idea, the Center of Excellence for Aging & Longevity (CEAL) becomes reality Learnings from SPI’s ACEs Aware Network of Care project are integrated into the county-wide Partners in Prevention collaborative