Community In-Site
Community In-site is about the family well-being movement. Hosts Tecoria Jones and Elliott Hinkle bring their lived expertise with the child welfare system as well as their professional insights to each episode. We'll be talking to leaders, advocates, and community members who are working from the grassroots to the grasstops on strategies to invest in the well-being of families and communities in order to prevent child welfare involvement. The show will feature stories and lessons from community sites (featuring Thriving Families, Safer Children sites) that make the family well-being movement real and personal. Each episode will unpack a specific topic (e.g. racial equity or community partnerships) and what can be learned from the challenges and successes. The hosts hope to leave listeners with something they can take into their own work to help grow the movement in their community.
For more information about the family well-being movement and Thriving Families, Safer Children initiative you can visit, Thriving Families
Community In-Site
Latest Episodes
How Do We Build Public Assistance Programs So Families Grow Beyond Them with Commissioner Clarence Carter
What happens when a public-systems leader with more than 30 years of experience is asked to move from a sweeping vision for reform to the realities families experience when they seek help?In this episode of Community In-Site, ho...
Is Our Definition of Prevention Right for What Families Need with Zach Laris
Prevention is one of the most common words in child welfare and family well-being conversations. But what are we actually trying to prevent?Are we trying to prevent foster care entry, family crisis, poverty, surveillance, or are we tryin...
How Hip Hop Culture Can Be a Cornerstone of Family Support with William Feggins and Camille Sledge
Family well-being is often discussed in terms of concrete resources and services. But what happens when family support is built from the cornerstone of community, culture, creativity, healing, and relationships? What if reimagined what’s possib...
Centering Fathers to Advance Justice with Carol Mitchell
Today’s episode is a re-release of the recording with Carol Mitchell from Season Two on June 19, 2025. This is a great episode for both Father’s Day and Juneteenth. In this episode, Valerie sits down with Carol Mitchell, a seasoned ...
Who Is Shaping AI in Child Welfare, and Who Should Be with Derrick Stephens
AI is here and how it impacts our work and lives is only going to speed up. As AI becomes ubiquitous in child welfare and family well-being systems, an important question emerges: who is shaping the use of these tools, and whose experiences are...