purpose
Apr. 16, 2021 1:15 pm
Promising new approaches correct for the disproportionate presence of Black families in the child welfare system
Instituting "Blind Removal" meetings coupled with implicit bias training for caseworkers has yielded good results in New York and Michigan, but not without controversy.
purpose
Apr. 15, 2021 3:26 pm
Black families confront a child welfare system that seems intent on separating children from parents
Investigative reporter Steve Volk examines the challenges and opportunities facing the foster care system in part one of a two-part series.
people
Mar. 16, 2017 8:35 am
5 new Stoneleigh fellows will take on specific challenges of vulnerable youth
Efforts will be spread across three challenges for youth "aging out" of the child welfare system.
results
Mar. 7, 2017 7:35 am
Juvenile Law Center staffers are working on a resource map for system-involved youth
Youth Matters Philly will launch in April.
funding
Jan. 23, 2017 9:42 am
Stoneleigh Foundation is looking for fellowship ideas
A call is out for people interested in working to change policy and practice across the child welfare system.
method
Jan. 17, 2017 2:38 pm
Philly’s Department of Human Services is going to start tracking contractor outcomes
Moving toward greater accountability and transparency, the city department will begin scoring primary service providers working in the child welfare system.
method
Nov. 21, 2016 12:36 pm
The path to juvenile justice reform in Trump’s America
Stoneleigh Foundation's Marie Williams has some words of wisdom for concerned advocates: "Reform has always been local."
people
Nov. 7, 2016 9:10 am
How this advocate is helping older foster kids improve a system that failed them
"It's not acceptable that youth we took responsibility for raising end up being homeless in adulthood or incarcerated so soon after they leave care," said Stoneleigh fellow Dominique Mikell.