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Relationships are Key: Supporting Underserved Students

Relationships are Key: Supporting Underserved Students

Today’s post is based on an interview with Brooke Adams, a first-generation college graduate with a master’s degree in social work and a passion for working with students from under-resourced communities. Please introduce yourself and your work for our blog…

Building Relationships and a Better Foster Care System

Building Relationships and a Better Foster Care System

Today’s post is based on an interview with Elliott Orrin Hinkle (they/them), an alumnus of the Wyoming Foster Care System. They are an advocate for child welfare, mental health, and the LGBTQ population. Nationally they work as a consultant to the…

The Importance of Relationships and Equity in Foster Care

The Importance of Relationships and Equity in Foster Care

Today’s post is based on an interview with Victor Sims, an active advocate for children in foster care. Victor works as a case manager supervisor at SailFuture, won a 2020 Casey Excellence for Children Award, and is an American Bar Association…

Strengthening Families During Covid-19

Strengthening Families During Covid-19

Today’s post is based on an interview with Rev. Darrell Armstrong, pastor of the Shiloh Baptist Church of Trenton, NJ for the past 20 years. He is considered a national leader on issues pertaining to child welfare and family strengthening. Most…

HOPE: Filling in the science behind protective factors

HOPE: Filling in the science behind protective factors

This post is guest authored by Cailin O’Connor, Senior Associate, Center for the Study of Social Policy I was just a few months out of graduate school, having just completed a Master’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies, when…

Addendum to HOPE Stands with Black Lives Matter

Addendum to HOPE Stands with Black Lives Matter

Today’s blog is a brief addendum to our blog from Tuesday, June 2, “HOPE Stands with Black Lives Matter.” First of all, thank you very much for the kind words and comments we received by email and phone since the…

HOPE Stands with Black Lives Matter

HOPE Stands with Black Lives Matter

By Chloe Yang, Dr. Robert Sege, and Dr. Dina Burstein These past few days, the killing of George Floyd has opened a raw wound, one among many, caused by police brutality and a system built on racism. HOPE (Healthy Outcomes…

Justice is Love: Fatherhood and Equity during COVID-19

Justice is Love: Fatherhood and Equity during COVID-19

Today’s post is based on an interview with Corey Best, a member of the HOPE National Advisory Board and the Birth Parent National Network (BPNN) | CTF Alliance, which “promotes and champions birth parents as leaders and strategic partners in…

Love in the Time After Covid-19

Love in the Time After Covid-19

A lot has happened in the month since we first published “Love in the Time of Coronavirus” in this blog space. We are now publishing regularly and have featured the perspectives of Drs. David Willis, Danielle Laraque-Arena, Heather Forkey, and…

Resilience, Development, and Covid-19

Resilience, Development, and Covid-19

Being in nurturing, supportive relationships are critical for children to develop into healthy, resilient adults. This concept forms the first of the 4 Building Blocks of HOPE. The first of these positive childhood experiences is having parents/caregivers who are responsive and…

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