People in New York City public housing are subject to more than double their share of police stops, according to government data recently filed in a class action lawsuit over police practices in public housing. Tenants of the New York City Housing Authority make up about five percent of the city’s population. In each of [...]
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What’s the Matter with Staten Island?
Over the past two years, the north shore community of Staten Island had more children placed in foster care than any other community district in New York City, according to a Child Welfare Watch analysis of Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) data. In 2010, the neighborhoods of St. George and Stapleton, near the Staten Island [...]
Audio Slideshow: A Home for Former Foster Youth
Christopher Guzman, 22, is one of 200 residents in a new supportive housing program for young adults leaving foster care with no place to go. Watch a tour of Guzman’s new home and hear, in his own words, about his life in transition.
Pivot Point: Managing the Transformation of Child Welfare in NYC
Child Welfare Watch Vol. 10, Winter 2004/2005 (PDF) This report documents contradictions that have emerged as the city reduces the size of its foster care system, but struggles to boost investments in the alternative, preventive family support services that help keep families stable and together. The authors explain the changes overtaking the nonprofit foster care [...]
Supporting Stronger Families and Neighborhoods: City Hall and New York’s Family and Children’s Services
Child Welfare Watch Vol. 7, Winter 2001/2002 (PDF) Recommendations to the New Mayor and City Council at a Time of Transition in New York City Government. The Bloomberg administration has an opportunity to gain new trust from communities that have long held deep suspicion for City Hall and the city’s child welfare authorities. New policies [...]
RECENT CWW REPORTS
CWW Volume 22, Winter 2012/2013
Brushes with the law:
Young New Yorkers and the Criminal Justice System.
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One Step Back:
The Delayed Dream of Community Partnerships.
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CWW Volumes 19&20, Winter 2010/2011
In Transition:
A Better Future for Youth Leaving Foster Care.
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A Need for Correction:
Reforming New York's Juvenile Justice System.
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Case Closed: Thousands More Teens Are Now Diverted From Juvenile Court
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Child Welfare in the Storm: What Happens to Vulnerable Families after a Disaster?
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A Need for Correction: Reforming New York’s Juvenile Justice System
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For Years, Half of all NYPD Trespass Stops Were in Public Housing
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Preparing New Group Homes for Young Lawbreakers
- Budget Cuts Proposed for Afterschool and Childcare Programs… Again
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Would Prison Closures Prevent Children’s Visits with Their Moms?
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Budget Cuts Could Put New Burdens on Family Court
- The Correctional Association’s Critique of Juvenile Justice Oversight Plan
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Oversight for New Juvenile Justice Homes
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