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Emporia nonprofit Radical Life outlines community approach to keep families out of foster care
Summary
Radical Life, a small Emporia nonprofit, told the Child Welfare and Foster Care Committee it uses weekly community meals, coaching and local partnerships to help families at risk of child removal and to support reunification efforts.
Lindsay Smith, executive director of Radical Life in Emporia, told the Child Welfare and Foster Care Committee her nonprofit works with families who have children in or at risk of entering the foster-care system, using weekly community dinners, coaching and partnerships with local agencies to reduce isolation and improve stability.
"Our mission is to work with families. It is to, first and foremost, resolve poverty," Smith said, describing a curriculum-based, holistic approach that addresses mental and physical health, finances, social capital and other domains.
Smith said Radical Life operates as a small team that serves cohorts of about 15 families at a time.…
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