Episode 17: Jane Quinn, Children’s Aid Society

“We know from lots of research and from lots of experience that the work of helping young people get to productive adulthood is bigger than any one institution can take on.” – Jane Quinn This episode features Jane Quinn, Vice President and Director of National Center for Community Schools for Children’s Aid Society. Jane discusses her diverse career in youth work and education, and the community school movement, which envisions public schools as a hub of educational, social and family supports and resources. Jane has great stories and strong convictions about how local communities and society as a whole needs to prioritize the holistic health of young people. This episode of Please Speak Freely is dedicated to the memory of Joy Dryfoos, whose research, writing and advocacy invigorated the Community Schools movement.