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Every time a child abuse case makes headlines, the story centers on the perpetrator. Who were they? What was wrong with ...
05/16/2026

Every time a child abuse case makes headlines, the story centers on the perpetrator. Who were they? What was wrong with them? The policy conversation that follows almost always chases the same question: how do we identify and stop dangerous parents?

It is the wrong frame. And it is costing children and families, their well-being and permanency.

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“After years of strengthening systems in other countries, there is something deeply grounding about coming home and help...
02/20/2026

“After years of strengthening systems in other countries, there is something deeply grounding about coming home and helping strengthen the connective tissue of care in the very community that formed me. I’m grateful to be part of a county that is choosing to surround children and families with intentional support, collaboration, and prevention!

What we are building together gives me real hope not just for children and families in Kane County, but all over.”

Read the rest of this update on Substack! Let’s go Kane County!!!

We don’t always need more programs.We need stronger connections between what already exists.Change isn’t about building ...
11/23/2025

We don’t always need more programs.
We need stronger connections between what already exists.

Change isn’t about building something new—
it’s about weaving together what’s already here:
👥 People
🏡 Families
🙏🏾 Faith networks
💬 Community groups

Because children don’t stay safe just because a system rescued them, they stay safe because relationships caught them. 🧡

Families don’t fall through the cracks because nothing exists. They fall because no one is linking what does.💡 Preventio...
11/05/2025

Families don’t fall through the cracks because nothing exists. They fall because no one is linking what does.

💡 Prevention starts with relationship.
When people and systems connect, kids stay home, families stay stable, and help arrives before crisis.

The real safety net isn’t made of programs.
It’s made of people. 🧡

We keep saying communities need more resources.But what if they already have them— the problem is that they’re just not ...
11/03/2025

We keep saying communities need more resources.

But what if they already have them— the problem is that they’re just not connected?

Families don’t fall through the cracks because nothing exists. They fall because no one is linking what does.

💡 Prevention starts with relationship.
When people and systems connect, kids stay home, families stay stable, and help arrives before crisis.

The real safety net isn’t made of programs.
It’s made of people. 🧡

I’m so excited to share the official launch of 🥳A space for connection, curiosity, co-creation and collective impact fo...
10/22/2025

I’m so excited to share the official launch of 🥳

A space for connection, curiosity, co-creation and collective impact for global leaders.

This is where stories meet systems — where we celebrate what’s working for children and families across the world and learn from what’s not.

Through the Exchange, we’re building a living network of practitioners, leaders, and communities committed to reimagining care not as charity, but as connection. Follow along as we document our first project across the continent!

📬 Join us on Substack to read, share, and contribute your voice.

Together, we’re weaving a stronger thread between local solutions and global change.

Most child welfare work happens after harm.But you can’t prevent what you don’t measure.Upstream change depends on data—...
10/14/2025

Most child welfare work happens after harm.
But you can’t prevent what you don’t measure.

Upstream change depends on data— not for reports or donors, but to see the problem before it becomes a crisis.

This next series will break down how impact, measurement, and prevention connect—and why “invisible wins” (like kids who never enter care) are the ones that matter most.

If we want fewer rescues, we need better proof.
Let’s go upstream together!

My grandpa worked with many kids and families and still had joy throughout his life despite a lot of hardship and loss. ...
10/13/2025

My grandpa worked with many kids and families and still had joy throughout his life despite a lot of hardship and loss. The last day I spent with him before he passed, he sat me down and said, “Amanda, the day you stop laughing is the day you start dying.” It was one of the last things he said to me.

12 years in, and I agree with grandpa. Humor is no longer optional, it’s mandatory.

Dark humor, absurd moments, kids saying things you couldn’t make up, stories you’ll still be telling in 50 years— if you don’t laugh, you’ll drown.

Don’t take yourself too seriously, find ways to laugh through the bad days.

You’ve got this!

You don’t need fancy dashboards or expensive databases to start measuring impact.You just need curiosity — and consisten...
10/07/2025

You don’t need fancy dashboards or expensive databases to start measuring impact.

You just need curiosity — and consistency.

Start by asking: “What change am I trying to see?”

Then track the simplest signs of it because small data builds big insight.

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