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A Healing Agenda for NYC: Talib Hudson, The New Hood
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
Recent Work
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Interview
Community-Led Youth-Centered Neighborhood Planning: Damon Rich and Jae Shin, Hector
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
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Community Policymaking: Cameryn Okeke, Vera Institute for Justice, and Saadiq Bey, Kings County DA’s Office
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
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Deep Dive
Lifting barriers to government funding of innovative, community-driven approaches
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
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Deep Dive
How NYC’s child welfare system is currently funded and how funding can shift
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
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Our Work
Terms & Definitions
April 11, 2021
State Central Registry (SCR) When people talk about calling “the hotline” or “calling in a case,” they mean calling the State Central Registry (SCR), which... Read More
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Interview
Restorative Justice Approaches to Harm: Danielle Sered, Common Justice
March 2, 2021
“Nobody stays safe alone. Nobody transforms alone. We do a lot of relationship-building. We keep bringing more people into the circle: neighbors, family, friends, clergy.... Read More