Mon Dieu! On Margaret Brodkin's Future ...Richard Murphybyline‚ Jan. 07‚ 2009Is it true that Margaret Brodkin is leaving San Francisco's Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF)? I’d sooner believe France sold the Eiffel Tower to Dubai. I first met Margaret at a national conference in Washington in 1993: She spoke on her Advocacy Work; I spoke on Youth Work in New York City, where I was serving as Commissioner of Youth Services. Over the last 15 years, I have observed her take the leadership to replicate and build on New York City’s youth work, specifically with Beacon Schools and the Youthline. Significantly, the coming National Beacon conference is taking place in San Francisco because San Francisco’s Beacon Schools are considered the country’s strongest. Likewise, as Youthline America begins to build a national Youthline, our business plan requires the San Francisco Youthline as an anchor. |