Child Welfare Archives - Promising Futures

The child welfare policies and programs we create today have a direct impact on how well or not so well our children and their children will do in the future. A look at the history of our child and family policies shows us that we have not always acted in the best interests of our children – especially indigenous, Black and immigrant children. The policies of our past have led us to a complex braided system of government and non-profit organizations that continue to surveil and control how financially poor families parent in the U.S. today. FUTURES believes that we need a much smaller child protection system than what is currently in place today and a much larger well-resourced community-driven support system for children, families and their communities that prioritizes giving families what they need to stay together and thrive.