by Holly Blackburn | Oct 26, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Family Regulation
By Elizabeth Simpson Republished from the INDY Week This week, there was news of a North Carolina Court of Appeals decision about a child with the pseudonym “Opal” who was taken away from her mother because she was in utero at the time that a half-sibling was abused....
by Holly Blackburn | Oct 12, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Events, Family Regulation
Join Emancipate NC, Duke Law School, UNC Law School, and North Carolina Central Law School on October 28th, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for the national conference Keeping Families Together: Crisis in Child Welfare. This conference will be on defending parents from...
by operations | Sep 13, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Events, Family Regulation
On October 29, Emancipate NC is proud to co-sponsor, along with Duke Law School, UNC Law School, and North Carolina Central Law School, a national conference on defending parents from involuntary family separation. Keeping Families Together: Crisis in Child...
by operations | Aug 30, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Family Regulation
Emancipate NC’s Toia Potts and Amanda Wallace from Operation Stop CPS hosted an Instagram Live event in August to celebrate the reunification of the family of Alexis Wynn. Alexis was separated from her two sons for over 3 years by Durham DSS. They finally reunited...
by operations | Jul 19, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Family Regulation
Last week, Toia Potts presented the final proposal for transforming foster care and the abuse/neglect/dependency courtroom to the Durham Safety and Wellness Taskforce. The proposal is designed to ensure Durham County’s A/N/D courtroom and child welfare system respect...
by operations | Jun 22, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Family Regulation, Policing
The Durham Safety and Wellness Task Force was convened with the mission to develop proposals to increase the safety and wellness of all of Durham’s residents. Emancipate’s Toia Potts is a member of the Task Force, appointed by the Durham County Commission. Over the...
