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NYC Family Policy Project (FPP) is hiring a full-time Community Outreach Coordinator to ensure that advocates, parents and youth impacted by the child welfare system,... Read More
NYC Family Policy Project (FPP) is hiring a full-time Community Outreach Coordinator to ensure that advocates, parents and youth impacted by the child welfare system,... Read More
By Dr. Tricia Stephens I am a researcher, an academic and a believer in using data to support deep thinking about social problems. I could... Read More
Families often end up in contact with the child welfare system because of difficulties navigating NYC’s public systems to address family challenges. Trapped in a... Read More
In New York City, 44% of Black children, 43% of Latino children and 19% of white children experience an investigation in childhood. As ProPublica reported,... Read More
New research has found that family economic setbacks and lack of access to basic economic needs predict child welfare involvement—and that economic policies that soften financial... Read More
Oct 18, 2022: The State Assembly Committee on Children and Families held a hearing on “the state of primary prevention in NY,” including discussion of whether expanded family supports should... Read More
This series examines how New York City can target community conditions and invest in family health to reduce child welfare involvement. It seeks to offer... Read More
Each month, FPP Co-Founder Dr. Tricia Stephens summarizes and comments on selected child welfare articles, exploring the history of contemporary child welfare policies and practices... Read More