The Department is seeking Proposals from qualified Responders to implement the Family Group Decision Making strategy throughout the child welfare system. Family Group Decision Making is a decision-making process that allows families to develop a care and protection plan to ensure child safety, or to plan for permanency and reunification. The process is designed to address the needs of children who are at risk of placement into foster care, and children currently in foster care. Foster care is 24-hour substitute care where a child is placed away from their parent(s), and the social service agency has placement and care responsibilities.