COFCCA's Center for Excellence in Child Welfare and the Center for New York City Affairs at The New School will convene this forum on January 30th, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm at the New School, 65 W. 11th Street, 5th Floor, NYC. The forum will explore how preventive services in collaboration with child protection has transformed the child welfare system. Panelists will review the status of current practice, discuss the infusion of evidence-based interventions, and consider ways to elevate the voice of families in shaping future services.

Providers, government, and funders will reexamine the central theme of Preventive Services in Child Welfare – “make it as safe as possible for families and parents who are not suspected of abuse and neglect and do not have children in foster care or in need of adoption to seek and obtain the help that they need to protect children and stabilize families.”

Panelists:

• David Hansell, Commissioner, ACS
• Eric Brettschneider, 1st Deputy Commissioner, ACS
• Dr. Jacqueline Martin, Deputy Commissioner, ACS
• James Purcell, CEO, Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies
• Dr. Julia Jean Francois, SCO, Center for Family Life
• Karen Dixon, ED, Harlem Dowling
• Nancy Fortunato, Rise
• Norma Martin, former ED, Brooklyn Community Services
• Sister Paulette LoMonaco, ED, Good Shepherd Services
• Ron Richter, CEO, Jewish Child Care Association
• Sharmeela Mediratta, Vice President, Graham Windham

For additional event information, contact: Dr. Sophine Charles (scharles@cofcca.org) or call (212-929-2626).

Please contact Kamille Vargas (vargasks@newschool.edu or 212-229-5400 x2084) should you require reasonable accommodations for the event