Pascale Sykes Foundation champions the Whole Family Approach, a family-led strategy that provides adults and children with the tools to set, plan for and achieve their goals.

Working Together for Working Families podcast was developed with the intention of it being a limited time series of timely discussions. For this, our final episode, we welcome Bruce Perry, MD, PhD, author of the New York Times bestseller “What Happened to You” co-authored by Oprah Winfrey. Dr. Perry has over 30 years of experience as teacher, clinician and researcher in children's mental health and neurosciences. We also welcome Reverend Darrel Armstrong, Pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church (Trenton, NJ), Founder, FAAITH Global Network; Former Director, NJ Division of Prevention and Community Partnerships.

Dr. Perry will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming Power of Research to Inform Policy summit on November 16, 2022. Click here to register to attend virtually.

Alfonso Nicholas is six months into his new role as Regional Administrator for Region 2 with the Administration for Children and Families. Region 2 serves New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For this episode we discuss a region of vast differences where families and children are experiencing vastly different challenges. Listen as Administrator Nicholas tells us how he and his team are working hard for the families of his region. He will also discuss the upcoming Power of Research to Inform Policy summit on November 16, 2022. Click here to learn about this important event.

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Please join us for a conversation around the importance of collaboration as part of the Whole Family Approach. Our research demonstrates findings that show the collaborative approach played a major role in positive outcomes for families served. We will highlight the partnerships the agencies have formed to benefit the families they work with.

For this episode of Working Together for Working Families, we welcome Elena Ragusa, President, Drive Evaluation Studios; and Emory Edwards, Senior Director of Partnerships and Institutional Relations, Office of Advancement and External Affairs St. Peter's University in Jersey City, NJ. Mr. Edwards is senior director of partnerships and institutional relations at Saint Peter's University. In that role, he maximizes support for broad-based university initiatives and leads community engagement efforts. We also welcome Paula Sarro, Associate Executive Director at Mercy Center, a community center in the South Bronx section of New York City. She played a key role in forming and now co-leading Familia Adelante/Family Forward, one of the Pascale Sykes Foundation’s Whole Family Approach grantee collaborations. Ms. Sarro is an attorney who has worked for 29 years as a senior manager for nonprofit organizations in the New York City area.

Be sure to listen as our guests share their experiences as part of a Whole Family Approach collaboration.

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