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‘My Goal Is to Give Parents Back Their Power’ – Stories by frontline staff

January 25, 2017 by

Caseworkers play such an important role in whether parents succeed in getting their children home from foster care. To build parents’ understanding of caseworkers and workers’ understanding of parents, Rise ran two writing groups for frontline staff at the NYC agency Sheltering Arms. These stories show the challenges caseworkers face, as well as ways they’ve overcome those challenges.

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Transparency and Trust – As a caseplanner, I know I have power over parents’ lives – … Read More

Your Rights During an Investigation—And How to Use Them

January 18, 2017 by

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INTERVIEW BY RISE PARENT LEADERS

When you’re investigated by child protective services, you have to make decisions every step of the way. You have to decide what information to share, whether to enroll in services, and, if you wind up with a case, whether or not to go to trial.

You can’t know for sure what will help or hurt your situation. But the more you know about investigations, the better able you are to make educated … Read More

Rise Annual Report 2016

January 04, 2017 by

We encourage you to check out our annual report to learn more about Rise’s publications, presentations and partnerships in 2016.

In the past year, Rise has deeply focused on frontline staff training and on advocacy.

In December, Rise parent leaders presented testimony to NYC’s City Council about how preventive services have helped them overcome childhood experiences in foster care, access practical supports and build strong, safe families.

The New York Times published Rise Director Nora McCarthy’s letter to … Read More

The 5 Protective Factors

January 04, 2017 by

Below are qualities in parents that have been shown to help keep children safe:

Resilience: Most simply, this means that when you hit tough times, you are able to bounce back and keep moving forward.

Social Connections: Research shows that it’s easier to handle parenting challenges when you have positive relationships with family, friends and others.

Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development: There’s no such thing as a perfect parent, but when you have a basic understanding of … Read More

Jasmin’s Testimony

December 14, 2016 by

My son was 2 when I aged out of foster care. Soon I was going to college full time, working 40 hours a week and paying my own child care. Things were easier when I had the group home to help. Now I had nothing. If I failed, I’m screwed. And to the shelter we would go.

Because of all the stress, I barely saw my son. Monday I would pick him up from his Dad’s … Read More

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