When the Family First legislation was quietly signed into law in February, it was the culmination of years of lobbying by experts in the foster care field, including CV’s President and CEO, Jeremy Kohomban, whom the Chronicle of Social Media described as being a “key player behind Washington’s biggest foster care reform in decades.” The …
In “The foster care system was unprepared for the last drug epidemic — let’s not repeat history,” Jeremy Kohomban, CV’s President and CEO, along with co-authors Jennifer Rodriguez and Ron Haskins, urges local and state welfare systems to focus on foster parent training and retention initiatives. “Having more children in foster care will intensify what …
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Foster parents are game-changers for children–for most children in foster care, they are the most important adults in their lives. A new initiative, Children Need Amazing Parents (CHAMPS), aims to focus money and energy on improving the existing network of foster homes so that children achieve better outcomes in health, development, education, and connecting with …
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Despite the importance of human services and other nonprofits to employees and those they serve, many nonprofit workers do not earn a living wage. In an article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, CV President and CEO Jeremy Kohomban and Assistant Vice President David Collins argue that the social services sector can do better. Read …
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The Children’s Village is pleased to announce that its merger with Inwood House, a 186-year-old New York City charity specializing in pregnant and parenting teens and pregnancy prevention, was finalized December 31, 2016. “We are delighted to welcome the Inwood House staff and programs into the CV family,” said Jeremy Kohomban, President and CEO of …
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The Children’s Village President and CEO Dr. Jeremy Kohomban testified before the NYC Council’s Committee on Juvenile Justice on September 21. Citing research and frontline experience, his testimony highlighted the critical need for family engagement to the long-term success of youth involved with the justice system. Dr. Kohomban concluded with three specific recommendations. The text of his testimony …
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Children’s Village President and CEO Dr. Jeremy Kohomban testified before the NYC City Council on April 4, 2016. The hearing, held by City Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal, was called to discuss the financial challenges facing nonprofit organizations in the city, particularly the need for city and state governments to provide funding for the indirect costs associated with …
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The Children’s Village is honored to be recognized as Senator Gillibrand’s honoree for the Angels in Adoption award for outstanding advocacy of adoption and foster care issues. The Angels in Adoption award is being given by The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI), a nonpartisan organization dedicated to raising awareness about children in need of permanent, safe, …
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CV staff ambassadors spent 5 days in Baghdad at the invitation of the Iraqi government. The purpose was to identify how CV can expand our assistance with the orphan crisis facing Iraq – a project CV started with the Iraqi Children Foundation in 2009.
Vaughan Thorpe, with fellow Harlem Justice Community Program graduate Cadeem Gibbs, appeared on Fox 5 Good Day Street Talk on August 2 alongside Charles Davis of The Children’s Village. First-time film maker Vaughan Thorpe wrote and directed the docudrama One Last Chance. Set in the Harlem community, the story depicts how several young men adversely …
