helping systems keep kids safely with their families
(not from their families)
A child’s need for an uninterrupted sense of love and belonging is necessary for healthy development, however our current foster care system was not built on this foundation.
It’s time torebuildtogether.
Who We Are
We're a Minnesota based national nonprofit "do-tank." Founded in research and family voice, we support innovative leaders and systems related to child welfare.
What we do
We redesign child welfare by equipping leaders in agencies with the support they need for systems change. We help communities ask the right questions and solve the right problems.
Why We Do It
Our current practices in child welfare do not yet align with what we know about the needs of children and families. We know we can do better.
A story of learning, healing, loving and commitment
HeartShare St. Vincent's Services, a NY nonprofit, decided in 2017 that they were no longer willing to watch youth age out of the child welfare system with no legal connection or person who claims them. By the end of three-year permanency partnership work with Alia, 67% of the youth in the program found or made significant advancements toward permanence.
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