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Kodi Baughman, Aubrey Edwards-Luce, Dominique Freeman, Tony Parsons, Keri Richmond,

The child welfare system is expansive - sometimes overbearing - and uniquely complex in the outcomes it can deliver. Equally as complex are the young

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Susan Vivian Mangold,

Amidst the COVID pandemic, the racial justice reckoning in our hearts and in our streets, and the increasingly toxic rhetoric of the 2020 elections, many

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Malik Pickett,

Upcoming Meetings

The next meeting of the Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice Task Force is scheduled for Wednesday, October 14, 2020 from 3-5 p.m., and can be

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Kathleen Creamer, Community Legal Services; Rachael Miller, Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children; Karissa Phelps, Temple Legal Aid; Jenny Pokempner, Juvenile Law Center,

As National Kinship Care month ends, we wanted to reflect on all that we have learned from kin, families, and youth who have provided their

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Shannan Wilber. Youth Policy Director at National Center for Lesbian Rights,

It is said that the most fortunate people are those who have found a calling. When I wandered into the field of child advocacy over

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Stacy Johnson, MSW, JD, Alumna of the Foster Care System,

Traditionally, the world of child welfare has been one that is unpredictable and rather complicated to navigate.  This year has proven to be a challenge

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Malik Pickett, Esq. ,

The next meeting of the Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice Task Force is scheduled for Wednesday, September 30, 2020 from 3-5 p.m., and can be viewed on

In 2019, one of Juvenile Law Center’s Youth Advocacy programs, Youth Fostering Change, chose as their policy project older youth permanency. Many of the young

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Sherry Lachman, Founder and Executive Director of Foster America,

Over the past 14 years, I have worked to improve government systems for vulnerable children and families. This work is personal to me because I