This paper was originally published on the website of the Narrowing the Front Door of NYC’s Child Welfare System Work Group. What would happen if... Read More
During the early months of COVID-19 and continuing today, much in child welfare changed because of the pandemic, including the number of hotline calls as... Read More
“RJ hubs have trained staff and physical spaces where youth and families can heal, reconnect and build healthy relationships and help resolve conflicts through dialogue... Read More
“If you really want families to stay together or to reunify, material needs should not be part of the equation. Otherwise you’re just penalizing people... Read More
“There’s so much promise in collective action as healing. Communities are social, we’re social creatures. When we’re together, that’s how we heal.” In recent years,... Read More
‘I think a new hood is possible if people have the space to dream it and the tools to achieve it. So the first step... Read More
‘There’s always a tension around both wanting to bring young people into the process and being uncomfortable and resistant to what young people actually say.... Read More
‘If we are trying to transform public life, we have to transform the process of making policy. Equitable and just policy has to have a... Read More