We are excited to share the latest enhancements to Binti! This month’s updates bring a range of enhancements aimed at improving the applicant experience, improving workflows, and ensuring data consistency across Binti. Refer to our full release notes for additional detail and screenshots where applicable.

📂 Caregiver Portal Enhancements

• Licensing The term “passcode” now replaces “password” in the Caregiver Portal to clarify that users should enter an agency-provided code to move forward with their applications, not their Binti account password.
• Licensing Agencies with translated forms or our AI translation package can now customize the Caregiver Portal language and translate the initial welcome email for better accessibility.

📇 Improved Family Finding & Engagement User Experience

• Family Finding & Engagement A new column shows the number of connections found, providing greater insight into search results.
• Family Finding & Engagement Agencies can now select “Social Media” and “Other” when logging contacts, providing more accurate outreach tracking.

📊 Enhanced Filters, Reporting & API Functionality

• Licensing The API now distinguishes between different phone and address types (home, work, etc.) for improved data clarity.
• Caregiver Management Users can now filter Placement Searches by the date a search was requested, improving data analysis.
• Family Finding & Engagement Agencies can now capture more detailed relationship insights in the Contacts tab of the Family Finding Efforts Report.

🔧 Improved Data Management & Fixes

• Licensing Application completeness percentages now update more frequently, eliminating discrepancies in form completion status and application completeness percentages.
• Licensing Modifications to applicant email addresses are now consistently recorded in application history on the Applicant Data page.
• Licensing Binti now prevents dates beyond 2099 from being entered, ensuring data accuracy.
• Licensing Agencies can now view the household history on historical renewal applications without errors.
• Licensing Users can successfully remove phone numbers from applicant records without encountering an error.
• Licensing Files in the “Other/Miscellaneous” section now consistently include a working download link.
• Licensing Unnecessary notifications of approval to out-of-county and ICPC applicants have been stopped.
• Caregiver Management Estimated dates of birth, if applicable, are now displayed when searching for children.
• Caregiver Management Due dates for child requirements now generate correctly and will no longer appear one day late.
• Family Finding & Engagement Users can successfully remove relationships without encountering an error.

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