Our Work
Now Hiring: Policy Analyst
November 16, 2023
This position is now closed. NYC Family Policy Project (FPP) is hiring a Policy Analyst to lead FPP’s policy research and analysis. This can be... Read More
Recent Work
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Upstream City
To Move Forward, Apologize And Repair
September 21, 2023
When Tahitia Foggie recognized in therapy that she had hurt family members with her actions, she reached out to each child to ask forgiveness. “I... Read More
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Upstream City
A Citywide Framework To Hold Upstream Efforts Accountable
July 31, 2023
Each year, New York City releases a 500-page scorecard on its agencies’ core impacts. Little black dots next to data points indicate “equity indicators.” In 2022, the... Read More
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Upstream City
Child Welfare Systems Should Be Allies, Not Leaders, in Transformative Change
May 18, 2023
At a City Council hearing this month about the budget of New York City’s child welfare agency, Council member Gale Brewer questioned the wisdom of a proposed... Read More
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Upstream City
Toward a Pro-Community Process of Government Funding
March 23, 2023
“Upstream City” by FPP Director Nora McCarthy ran as a column in The Imprint from 2022-2023. In February, the anti-trafficking organization Girls Educational and Mentoring... Read More
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Upstream City
Shift Power Out of Systems
February 15, 2023
“Upstream City” by FPP Director Nora McCarthy ran as a column in The Imprint from 2022-2023. “I am here supporting the Child and Family Well-Being Fund,”... Read More
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Upstream City
Develop Restorative Pathways to Safety
January 18, 2023
“Upstream City” by FPP Director Nora McCarthy ran as a column in The Imprint from 2022-2023. Until recently, survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) in... Read More
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Upstream City
Expand Healing Options that Build Community
December 15, 2022
“Upstream City” by FPP Director Nora McCarthy ran as a column in The Imprint from 2022-2023. As her son entered young adulthood, conflict triggered in... Read More