The Imprint Weekly
The Imprint Weekly Podcast offers listeners a regular review of news and trends in America's child welfare and juvenile justice systems, along with other critical services for youth and families. Join Imprint Senior Editor John Kelly for a discussion of the week's major headlines, plus interviews with leaders in the field.
Episodes
221 episodes
Ending the Foster Care to Homelessness Pipeline in New York City
The transition from foster care to adulthood still happens for thousands of young people each year. It’s not easy anywhere, but perhaps nowhere tougher financially than places like New York City where the market rent is astronomically high and ...
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Episode 198
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41:19
InnerViews – Voices of Resilience: Foster Care Stories and Healing Journeys
In this powerful episode of InnerViews, Ivory Bennett sits down with Chaplain Dr. Kay Kizer — a trailblazing advocate and author — to discuss the realities of growing up in foster care, overcoming childhood trauma, and embracing the he...
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41:08
15,000 Adoptions for Wendy’s Wonderful Kids, with Rita Soronen
Wendy’s Wonderful Kids is a program of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption that for decades has focused on finding permanency for older youth in foster care, as well as children with special needs. The program, which received a $200 million...
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Episode 197
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38:09
Headlines: Federal Funding, Trump Staff Moves, Medicaid Coverage and More
On this week’s episode, we review some of the recent action out of Washington, including what’s going on with federal funds, the impact of Trump’s executive orders on some youth with lived experience, and who is temporarily leading child welfar...
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Episode 196
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36:44
InnerViews – Unpacking Parentification: The Emotional Toll on Black Youth in Child Welfare
In this episode of InnerViews, host Ivory Bennett sits down with Montina Myers-Galloway, a licensed clinical mental health counselor, TEDx speaker, and advocate for Black women healing from parentification. Together, they explore the i...
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53:41
The Future of the Indian Child Welfare Act
On this week’s episode, Imprint Indigenous Children and Families Reporter Nancy Marie Spears hosts a special roundtable discussion on the future of Indigenous child welfare. Our panel of guests break down how they will engage with a new 25-year...
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Episode 195
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56:27
Child Welfare and The Department of Education with Celia Sims
On this week’s episode, Abecedarian Group President Celia Sims joins us to discuss child welfare and education policy, and the intersection of the two. Sims, who spent most of her career on Capitol Hill, reflects on a recent op-ed she wrote for...
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Episode 194
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37:29
Headlines: Trump’s First Week, Chafee Funds Returned, and the Springboard Prize
On this week’s podcast, we go over some of the actions taken by the Trump administration in their first full week since the inauguration. We also discuss a report that finds some states are sending back federal money to help older foster youth,...
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Episode 193
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48:03
InnerViews – Hope, Healing, and Breaking Cycles: Sensei Dave’s Mission to Empower At-Risk Youth
In this episode of InnerViews, Sensei Dave shares his journey from foster care and juvenile detention to becoming a mentor, author, and advocate for at-risk youth. Discover how his transformative "Inspire to Aspire" program equips youn...
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Episode 193
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1:06:11
The Biden Youth Justice Legacy with Liz Ryan
In November, the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) held its first national conference in more than a decade, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the landmark Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act.&nb...
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Episode 192
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37:49
Headlines: The Arrest of James McIntyre, “New” Data on Trying Kids as Adults, and More
On this Headlines edition of The Imprint Weekly Podcast, we stick with Capitol Hill where a lot went down around the holidays. We discuss the arrest of a former foster youth and advocate arrested after a celebration of the Chafee Act, along wit...
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Episode 191
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1:00:46
The Best of The Imprint Weekly Podcast, 2024
As always, we were fortunate to have some amazing guests join us this year on The Imprint Weekly Podcast. In this episode we feature clips of 10 great interviews from 2023. If you enjoy this podcast, or the great work our reporters ...
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31:28
The Impact of Paid Family Leave on Child Maltreatment
On today’s episode, Dr. Jenny Tanis of the Hope College School of Social Work and Dr. Sacha Klein of the Michigan State University School of Social Work join to talk about their research into the impact of State paid family leave policies on in...
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Episode 189
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42:17
Headlines and The Interstate Compact with Marina Nitze
On this week’s episode we discuss the Trump transition process, the last months of the Biden administration, and recommend some interesting reads from The Imprint and elsewhere this month, including Sara Tiano’s two-part series on the intersect...
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Episode 188
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44:53
The Best of InnerViews, Season 1 Recap
In this special "Best of Season 1" episode of InnerViews, host Ivory Bennett revisits powerful moments from this year’s episodes. From healing generational trauma to empowering resilience in the face of adversity, Ivory highlights tran...
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Episode 188
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59:29
Guaranteed Income as a Child Welfare Intervention
On this week’s episode, Brightpoint CEO Mike Shaver and University of Illinois School of Social Work researcher Will Schneider join to discuss Empower Parenting with Resource, a test of the impact of guaranteed income as a component of how chil...
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Episode 187
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34:12
Child Welfare In a Second Trump Administration, with Jerry Milner
On this week’s episode, we review some recent research on child opioid overdoses, youth with disabilities in foster care, and the Biden administration’s historic apology to the Indigenous community. Jerry Milner, co-founder of the F...
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Episode 186
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53:02
Left Behind in Jamaica: Dawn Post on a Residential Care Tragedy
This year, Jamaican child welfare officials abruptly removed eight teenage boys from a residential facility known as Atlantis Leadership Academy. All eight were American youth and three were adoptees. Dawn Post, a veteran attorney f...
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51:08
InnerViews - From Foster Care to Freedom: Jose A. Perez on Resilience, Art, and Advocacy
On InnerViews, Ivory Bennett speaks with Jose A. Perez, winner of the 2024 Youth Voices Rising New York Op-Ed competition, for his poignant essay, When Help Hurts: Foster Care vs. My Mom. In a powerful conversation, Perez shar...
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1:04:01
“Designed to Mire You In Poverty”: Rep. Gwen Moore Talks TANF
Rep. Gwen Moore, who represents the 4th District of Wisconsin, was in the state legislature when her state commenced a welfare-to-work program that would become the template for the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program...
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Episode 184
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47:55
The Final Year of the Biden Administration, with Rebecca Jones Gaston
On this week’s episode, we are joined by Administration on Children, Youth, and Families Commissioner Rebecca Jones Gaston, the most senior Senate-confirmed child welfare official in the Biden administration. We discussed the past year of feder...
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Episode 183
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32:00
Headlines and Kinship Licensing with Marina Nitze
On this week’s episode, we review some recent headlines in child welfare and youth justice. On this week’s episode, we review some recent headlines in child welfare and youth justice, including some big picture takeaways from recent...
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Episode 182
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47:17
InnerViews: Christina Abraham - Aging Out of Foster Care in NYC
In this compelling episode of InnerViews, host Ivory Bennett talks with Christina Abraham about her journey as she aged out of the foster care system at 21. Christina shares her struggles navigating life in a group home and the challenges of fi...
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57:22
Financially Supporting Families, with Aditi Shrivastava
On today’s episode we spoke with Aditi Shrivastava, deputy director of income security at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, about the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, known widely as TANF. We talked about the proposed ...
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Episode 181
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43:52
The Black Paper, with Kamilah Bunn and Toni Oliver
On this week’s episode we talk to Kamilah Bunn, CEO of the National Adoption Association, and Toni Oliver, former president of the National Association of Black Social Workers, about the recently published “Black Paper,” an early look at the ef...
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Episode 180
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42:14