Stories by Steve Volk

Steve Volk is a Stoneleigh Fellow and an investigative solutions reporter with Resolve Philly, a nonprofit journalism organization committed to collaboration, equity, and community voices and solutions. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Philadelphia, Discover and the Washington Post Sunday magazines.

For At-Risk Youth in Philadelphia, ‘Rapid Rehousing’ Is Anything But

In the Push to Keep Children With Kin and out of Foster Care, Are Families Heard?

The Fight to Keep Families Together in Child Welfare

Illustration of how Family Finding works for foster youth

Finding Families for Foster Kids

Disrupting the Pipeline That Channels Youth in Foster Care to Homelessness

Reunited family

One Mother Won Her Battle, But Biases in Child Welfare Remain

A January 2021 scholarly paper surveyed existing studies of child protective services investigations and race and determined that Black families are subjected to greater scrutiny and harsher judgment at virtually every stage of contact.

Can Racial Bias Be Corrected in the Child Welfare System?

In the Child Welfare System, Black Families Should Matter

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