Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services Selects Cúram Software (CANADA) As New Child Welfare Solution For Children's Aid Societies Across the Province
Enterprise Solution Will Enable Holistic Service Delivery and Organizational Efficiency
Herndon, Va., January 24, 2011 - Cúram Software, the leading provider of Social Enterprise Management (SEM) software solutions, today announced that the Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services (MCYS) selected the Cúram Business Application Suite™ to establish one common system for managing case and financial information for child protection services across the province. As a critical component of the Child Protection Information Network (CPIN), the Cúram solution will greatly enhance services to children and families as well as provide data in a timely, accurate manner for the government.
Ontario’s child welfare system relies on 53 Children’s Aid Societies (CASs) that are designated to deliver services to children and families. Children’s Aid Societies use multiple information systems across the province. This hinders collaboration among the CASs, making it difficult for caseworkers across all jurisdictions to share critical information in real time. In addition, the government requires better access to accurate, comparable data on expenditures and client and services volumes. In order to embrace an outcomes-focused approach to child welfare, MCYS required timely access to integrated information.
MCYS initiated the Child Protection Information Network Project to replace their existing legacy systems with one solution to manage information for child protection services across the province. CPIN will support child welfare workers and Ministry staff who deliver services to over 300,000 children and 109,000 families. After a thorough selection process, the Cúram solution was chosen to facilitate CPIN as a child and family-centered, outcomes-focused business application that includes best practices. As a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solution designed for child welfare agencies, it provides flexibility to meet evolving needs without extensive customization. The Cúram solution enables the aggregation and analysis of information to uncover trends that drive effectiveness. Most importantly, it enables holistic service delivery through consistency, accuracy and collaboration.
"By replacing CAS and Ministry legacy systems with one integrated child welfare solution, MCYS is taking a critical step towards delivering more effective services for children and families across Ontario," said Ernie Connon, president, Cúram Software. "The Cúram for Child Welfare solution will allow the Ministry to remove barriers in order to increase collaboration and family-centric service planning, modernizing their child welfare system and improving family and agency outcomes."
Cúram Software holds a strong Canadian leadership position as an enterprise standard in the Provinces of Saskatchewan, Alberta and Ontario. Ongoing customer implementations include health and human services, workforce services and social services ministries throughout Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Ontario.
SEM is a category of enterprise software that is citizen-centric and leverages COTS products to transform as well as modernize health, human services, workforce services, and social security agencies. SEM provides comprehensive enterprise eligibility IT solutions – crossing agency boundaries, simplifying policies, and integrating with existing technology. SEM fosters holistic, convenient services for citizens as well as provides screening for needs and referrals to state- and community-based resources.
About Cúram Software:
Cúram Software is the leading provider of Social Enterprise Management (SEM) software solutions, delivering best-in-class applications for social enterprises globally including, health and human services, workforce services, and social security organizations. Using the Cúram Business Application Suite™ agencies can immediately reap the benefits of client-centric business processes and an outcomes-driven integrated service delivery model. The Cúram Business Application Suite, underpinned by the Cúram Enterprise Framework™, combines the advantages of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software, an enterprise platform and service-oriented architecture with the business and technical flexibility required to allow agencies to implement solutions to meet their strategic objectives. Cúram Software is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with offices throughout North America, Europe, Australia, and India. For more information, visit www.curamsoftware.com.