March 2, 2022
“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
March 2, 2022
“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
March 1, 2022
“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
February 11, 2022
‘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
February 11, 2022
‘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
February 11, 2022
‘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
February 11, 2022
Government funding is crucial to large-scale social change, as the funds available far outweigh private philanthropy. Most grassroots organizations can’t scale their work above about... Read More
February 11, 2022
The majority of federal, state and local dollars now spent on child welfare in NYC are flexible funds that do not need to be spent... Read More