This evaluation study was conducted in an effort to learn more about the innovative parent organizing model implemented by the Child Welfare Organizing Project (CWOP) in East Harlem, New York City and identify the role and impact of CWOP community representatives on birthparents, families, and child safety conference outcomes. CWOP community representatives attend child safety conferences with the birthparents to provide them with emotional support, resources as well as information about their rights and responsibilities within the child welfare system. The community representatives who are familiar with the community and the resources available help parents as they take steps to either ensure that their children remain safely home or become reunified with them after a removal.
