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Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) Gets Community-Wide Results

Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) Gets Community-Wide Results 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

The Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ), is a federally-designated Promise Neighborhood focused on closing the achievement…

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Nicholas Kristof is the only national columnist reporting on child abuse

Nicholas Kristof is the only national columnist reporting on child abuse 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Nicholas Kristoff (@NickKristof) deserves our readership. He recently published an update to his December article…

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Support for Adult Survivors of Child Abuse

Support for Adult Survivors of Child Abuse 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Some of our volunteers have encouraged us to help them form support groups for adult…

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How The Innocent Classroom Could Work in Child Welfare

How The Innocent Classroom Could Work in Child Welfare 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Alexs Pate is a Minnesota-based best-selling novelist who created The Innocent Classroom, a series of…

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Confirmation Bias Explains Why Minnesota Persists with Practices that Harm Children

Confirmation Bias Explains Why Minnesota Persists with Practices that Harm Children 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

In last week’s webinar, Kathryn Piper discussed her analysis of 50 research papers and evaluations…

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Legislation Reforms on Police but not Child Welfare

Legislation Reforms on Police but not Child Welfare 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Since the murder of George Floyd 30 states have passed over 140 laws aimed at…

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Daunte Wright

Daunte Wright 1600 900 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Daunte Wright’s killing has filled us with anger, grief, and sadness that many of us…

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Bill Brings Higher Education Within Reach for Foster Youth

Bill Brings Higher Education Within Reach for Foster Youth 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

The Fostering Higher Education Act, SF 1306/HF 1802, sponsored by Foster Advocates, will offer “fosters”…

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Lawsuits Target Direct Service Workers in Child Deaths

Lawsuits Target Direct Service Workers in Child Deaths 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Most legal actions around child fatalities are against a county or nonprofit.  But recent lawsuits…

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Passage of Foster Care Bill Promotes Equity

Passage of Foster Care Bill Promotes Equity 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

A foster care licensing bill HF1287/SF1558 was approved by all the necessary House and Senate…

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