Stoneleigh Fellow Steve Volk and his colleagues at Resolve Philly and The Philadelphia Inquirer have published a new article covering Philadelphia’s Community Umbrella Agency system.
A story like this could begin in dozens of places.
It could begin with Elliot, an infant shaken so badly that he suffered a traumatic brain injury; or Adeen, another boy, submerged in scalding water; or Samaya, held down and burned with an iron.
A story like this could also begin with a mom, like Tytianna Hawthorne, whose daughter Su’Layah Williams was removed from her care by the Philadelphia Department of Human Services and placed in a private home where the girl was allegedly murdered.
This story could begin with any of these tragic incidents because they all stem from the same problem: a child welfare system in need of reform.
