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Policy Changes to Help Families Thrive

Child Welfare

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.

MANDATORY REPORTING

It has been repeatedly documented that mandated reporters fail to recognize or consider the impact of poverty, systemic racism,...

TRANSFORMING THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM

The child welfare policies and programs we create today have a direct impact on how well or not so...

Policy Guidance, Practice Guidance

Bridges to Better

PARTNERING WITH CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS

Collaboration between child welfare agencies, domestic violence and other community-based organizations can help the system become more effective in...

External Resource

Online Assessment Tool for DV/SA Organizations on Organizational Accessibility