Building a Guaranteed Income to End the "Child Welfare" System

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Published Jul 12, 2022
DOI https://doi.org/10.52214/cjrl.v12i1.9944

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Melody R. Webb, Esq.
Mothers Outreach Network, Inc.

Abstract

It is time for policemakers to reimagine and dismantle the child welfare system. This Article provides background on disparities in the child welfare system and argues that policymakers have used the child welfare system to police poverty and regulate Black families. It asserts that poverty presents a significant risk factor for neglect of children, that poverty should be the focus of policymakers, and discusses economic empowerment through Mother's Outreach Network.

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Melody R. Webb, Esq., Mothers Outreach Network, Inc.

Melody Webb, Esq., is the Executive Director of Mother's Outreach Network, Inc. 

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2022): 12 Colum. J. Race L. 1
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Webb, M. (2022). Building a Guaranteed Income to End the "Child Welfare" System. Columbia Journal of Race and Law, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.52214/cjrl.v12i1.9944