Black Families Love & Unite

blackfamiliesloveandunite.org
Healing & Wellness, Policy & Advocacy
New York

About

Black Families Love & Unite (B.L.U.) reimagines and creates alternatives to the child welfare system that empowers and protects the integrity and sanctity of our families and communities.

Community members deserve support, not punishment. We envision a world free from punitive systems, where families are provided with the resources they need to grow and thrive–including harm reduction tools, holistic healing spaces, and reparations for systemic harms inflicted on Black and Brown families.

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  • Healing & Wellness

    We offer monthly workshops as a sanctuary for families impacted by the so-called “child welfare system.” Together, we explore and practice what it means to deeply care for and listen to our bodies. Open to families who have been impacted by child welfare, this workshop provides a welcoming environment for reflection, healing, and embodied self-care. Join us each month to rest, recharge, and reconnect.You can register for FREE.

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  • Policy & Advocacy

    Our Holistic Advocacy Intensives are interactive, advocacy trainings designed to demystify the child welfare system and build the power of communities, allies and co-conspirators to interrupt harm and support families. These sessions offer tools for advocacy, early defense, the truth about mandated reporting and reparative justice—and are grounded in the wisdom of those directly impacted. B.L.U.’s Advocacy Intensives may allow you to earn CLE credits, while gaining hands-on training, deep insights, and practical tools in the perspective impacted parents. We offer open-access intensives for individuals, small teams, defender agencies. We offer contracted trainings for organizations (scaled by budget and staff). Important note: We do not offer direct advocacy or attend any proceedings on your behalf.

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