Upstream City
Policies that Scaffold Family Life
July 14, 2022
“Upstream City” by FPP Director Nora McCarthy ran as a column in The Imprint from 2022-2023. This month I’ll look at state and city policies... Read More
Recent Work
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Upstream City
How investment in social supports and community can go further than family surveillance in New York City
June 16, 2022
“Upstream City” by FPP Director Nora McCarthy ran as a column in The Imprint from 2022-2023. On Dec. 30, New York City Mayor Eric Adams... Read More
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Context Corner
“Somebody’s Children or Nobody’s Children?” cast an entirely new light on the depth and breadth of family regulation
June 14, 2022
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
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Deep Dive
The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on the NYC Child Welfare System
March 8, 2022
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
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Interview
Restorative Justice Hubs: Ashanti Jones, NJ Institute for Social Justice
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
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Featured
Guaranteed Income: Melody Webb, Mother’s Outreach Network and D.C. UBI Coalition
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
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Interview
Collective Action as Healing: Anna Ortega-Williams, Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College
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
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Featured
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