Join the Center for Family Representation and Rise for a two-part virtual conversation!
The first presentation will focus on the implications of an ACS report and how you can advocate for yourself and your family. The second presentation will focus on the State Central Register (SCR).
Learn more and sign up to attend!
Rise invites parents and Parent Advocates impacted by the child welfare system to join us for a Community Conversation about how we can better meet the needs of families impacted by the child welfare system.
PLAN (Parent Legislative Action Network), led by advocate Joyce McMillan, organized a “Black Families Matter” rally on July 18 protesting ACS and family separation.
Here, Shamara Kelly and Tenisha Sanders, recent Rise & Shine graduates, share why it was important to them to attend.
Do you have personal experience with ACS Foster Care or Preventive Services?
Do you want to become a voice for your community?
You know your community’s challenges better than anyone else.
Apply for Rise & Shine!
Parents can be charged with so-called “derivative neglect” of a newborn if a previous child entered foster care. Here, Emma Ketteringham, managing director of The Bronx Defenders’ Family Defense Project, explains how pregnant parents can get support and protect their rights.