Sarah Winograd

This column relates accounts of family engagement by a nonprofit working to keep families together while avoiding child welfare involvement. The names of the family members have been changed to provide anonymity.

Ashley's involvement with Together with Families began in 2022, after a domestic violence incident led to child welfare involvement.

Our work is built around preventing family separation, so the last call we ever want to make is to the CPS hotline.

This column reflects lessons learned building a prevention model alongside families — lessons we believe are replicable far beyond our community. The first time a grandmother told us she was afraid to ask for help, it was not because she did not need it.

Allen was 13 when he dialed 911 for help. He found his mother, Rut, unconscious and shaking, and he immediately called for an ambulance.

This column relates accounts of family engagement by a nonprofit working to keep families together while avoiding child welfare involvement. The names of the family members have been changed to provide anonymity.

Five children were left waiting at a day care late on Friday night, May 9, 2025, in Cobb County, Georgia. Their parents, Marcus and Danielle, had both been arrested within the same week for driving with suspended licenses.

When the foundation of a house is giving out, the foundation of community support must rise in its place, writes Sarah Winograd.

The day Darren was released from prison, he checked his phone and found a message that changed everything.

More possibilities open up when families are supported through a crisis, given access to tangible resources and empowered to lead.

Serenity's story is one of resilience, community and the power of showing up differently for families experiencing a crisis.

This column relates accounts of family engagement by Together with Families, a nonprofit working to keep families together while avoiding child welfare involvement. The names of parents and children have been changed.