A powerful group of Rise’s young mothers visiting The New York Times April 1, 2015 to talk with Editorial Board Member Lawrence Downes about how their stories can educate a wider audience. Lots of ideas! Rise’s two editorials on improving supports for young mothers who grew up in foster care focus on reducing unnecessary neglect reports by building peer supports and safe places for young mothers to turn for help outside of the foster care system.
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Why Rise Matters to Me: John Mattingly, former NYC Commissioner
December 08, 2014 by
When Rise first came out in 2005, I was the Commissioner for the NYC Administration for Children’s Services and I ordered 1,000 copies for the agency. I wanted to make sure that as many of our staff as possible began to be aware of—or grew even more aware of—parents’ perspectives on the work that they do.
Rise helped deepen and broaden my understanding of the experiences of parents in the child welfare system. It broadened my … Read More
Why Rise Matters to Me: Deidre Warthen, Parent
December 08, 2014 by
One night I was searching the internet for help. My son was about to be released to me from foster care. I never had someone to talk to or to advocate for me while I was dealing with the foster care system. I finally came across Rise magazine at 4 in the morning.
It felt good to know that there were other people going through what I went through. A mother who loses her kids … Read More
Why Rise Matters to Me: David Meyers, Parent Attorney
December 08, 2014 by
I run a nonprofit law firm, Dependency Legal Services, that represents parents and children in child welfare cases in six Northern California counties. I first came across Rise at the American Bar Association conference for parent attorneys.
In a variety of ways, Rise is the right tool for the job.
One thing we are all learning about child welfare is that one of the biggest problems parents deal with is isolation. When I have a … Read More
Why Rise Matters to Me: Graham Windham
December 08, 2014 by
Interview with Jess Dannhauser, Lynn Brown, Kym Hardy Watson and Peggy Gibbs
We thought that a Rise writing … Read More