On February 19th, my group and I were lucky to have Marion White, the Director of CAPP, visit LREI and speak with the entire 8th Grade about child abuse and what her organization does. Marion covered all aspects of child abuse, including neglect, physical, sexual, emotional abuse, what they are, why they happen, and what effects…
On February 24th, my group and I visited The Manhattan Child Advocacy Center on the Upper East Side. The Center consists of representatives from several different organizations and agencies, such as the Administration for Child Services and Safe Horizon. There were also detectives and members of the NYPD working there. At the Center, families who…
On December 16th, my group and I interviewed Coe Booth, a current writer (author of Tyrell) and former ACS (Administration for Children’s Services) worker. Coe is extremely knowledgable about child abuse and neglect, specifically in NYC. While working at ACS, Coe’s job was to investigate reported abuse/neglect cases and ultimately, make a decision whether or not…
On Wednesday, November 19th, my Social Justice group and I attended three field works, our last one of the day was attending the premiere of Tough Love, a documentary airing at AFC theater, just down the street from school. We had read about the premiere online, and were excited to see the film and gain insight into…
On Wednesday, December 17th, my group members and I headed to Washington Square Park to conduct several interviews with random people, as a way of collecting information about the general public’s knowledge of child abuse. In addition to collecting new data for ourselves to learn from and use, we also aimed to educate those that…
On Wednesday, November 19th, my group members and I payed a visit to NYCC’s (The New York Center For Children’s) headquarters on the Upper East Side. It was our second fieldwork of the day, and our third one total, which gave us confidence in our ability to act professional and conduct a great interview. We…
On November 19th, our group travelled downtown the the New York Court, located on Lafayette Street, where we volunteered at Adoption Day. Adoption Day is a joyous day where several adoption cases are legally finalized in court, and then celebrated. Diane and Roy, two adoption clerks that work at the Court, invited us to…
On November 5th, my social justice group and I payed a visit to the New York Center for Children, or CAPP, in the Greenwich Village. CAPP is an independent, non-profit organization that aims to educate children on child and sexual abuse and how to stay safe. CAPP does so by putting on unique puppet shows…
