Reimagine Community response for child and family wellbeing

The Center for New York City Affairs at The New School is an applied policy research institute that drives innovation in social policy through research, ideas, and action. The Center strives to create a more just and equitable city by focusing on how public policy impacts low-income communities.

NYC

$300,000 • Narrowing the Front Door to NYC Child Welfare Coalition

Support a New York City coalition of system-impacted youth and parents, nonprofit leaders, academic scholars, and legal advocates focused on shrinking the scope and scale of child welfare interventions while increasing direct investment in under-resourced families and communities. Host a three-part series, co-convened with JMAC for Families and three NYC foster care agencies, to educate frontline workers about the history of child welfare, the harm caused by family separation, and the importance of prioritizing support for families over punitive measures.