• Empowering Clients

    with innovative solutions to create better futures for vulnerable populations.

    What’s NewWhy Work Here
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  • Discover

    For 40+ years, WRMA has designed, developed, and maintained national data collection and reporting systems.

    Project Highlights
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  • Improve

    Decision makers choose WRMA to assist with assessing programs and gauging impact through innovative methods.

    Research and Evaluation Projects
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  • Solve

    Federal, state, and local agencies trust WRMA’s expertise to build robust human services information systems.

    Clients and Partners
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  • Succeed

    Public and private agencies use strategic, technical, and multi-year plans developed by WRMA to improve their services and operations.

    What We Do
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In addition to our hallmark National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) contract, held since 1988, WRMA conducts research and evaluation to produce actionable findings that improve programs and policies.

What’s New

Recent publications and resources developed by WRMA

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Adult Protection Services (APS) Process Evaluation Report

This evaluation was designed and implemented to describe the current landscape of APS program structure and operations across the United States.
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SSBG Focus Reports 2020

WRMA compiles these focus reports to congress for the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) program. The 2020 reports focused on Special Services for the Disabled, the service area of Vulnerable and Elderly Adults, and US Territories.

Featured Expert

Andrew Capehart

Director, Adult Protective Services Technical Assistance Resource Center

Andrew Capehart has over 25 years of experience in the vulnerable adult abuse field at the local, state, and national levels. He has held investigatory, supervisory, and administrative positions in Columbus, Ohio, and Washington, D.C., and was a staff member at the National Center on Elder Abuse and the National Adult Protective Services Association, where he served as assistant director for over six years. He has had numerous appointments to aging-related boards and commissions and has chaired both state and national elder abuse conferences. Andrew has worked and consulted with a wide variety of adult protective services programs across the U.S.

We believe our employees are the most important investment for success, and we are dedicated to helping them realize their potential. Explore the benefits of working at WRMA.

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