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Sharon McDaniel

Sharon McDaniel is the founder, president and CEO of A Second Chance, Inc. She is a member of the board of directors for Fostering Media Connections, which publishes The Imprint.

10/21/2024

Increase Kinship Care, but not Through Diversion

When child welfare systems rely on kin, they should do it with full support and not through diversion, writes Sharon McDaniel

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6/7/2021

Lessons from Ma’Khia Bryant’s Death: Better Housing Policy and Kinship Care Aid Can Save our Children

By Sharon McDaniel, Ervin Dyer and Yven Destin Sweet 16. It’s an age when many teens revel in the thought of getting a driver’s license, going to the prom or landing a first job, all sweet rites of passage that launch them into a new world of emerging independence. 

1/20/2021

1619, 1776, and Family Separation: How We Move Child Welfare Forward with Equity

By Sharon McDaniel Dear President Biden and Vice President Harris,  During the campaign, I saw your signs touting the phrase, “Our best days still lie ahead.”  But what do “best days” look like for our children and families?