February 2012 Featured Stories
Special Report: Community Representative to Guide Parents

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Judgment Day
When my family was in crisis, I needed someone to help me think.

A year ago, New York City Children’s Services (ACS) asked my husband and me to come to their office with our children. At that point, my family already had been through a 60-day investigation. Now we had to attend a Child Safety Conference.>>>(more)

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Community Representatives Help Parents Find Solutions

For the past year, I’ve been helping parents who are at risk of losing their children to foster care. My role is to attend Child Safety Conferences, meetings held by child protective services in New York City to decide whether a child should go into foster care or if there is a safe way to keep the child at home.>>>(more)

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Shifting the Power Dynamic

In some New York City neighborhoods, "Community Reps" guide parents in crisis through conferences where child protective services decides whether or not to remove their children. In this article from Child Welfare Watch's issue on NYC's community partnerships, reporter Kendra Hurley examines the role of "Community Reps" in helping parents advocate for their families.>>>(more)