Kevin M. RyanLocking Up Foster Children Is Not the Answer, But It Speaks Volumes About the ProblemYesterday’s news troubled me deeply — The New York Times reported that the city’s welfare system secures arrest warrants for foster…Dec 7, 2018Dec 7, 2018
Kevin M. RyanA Win for Pennsylvania Trafficking VictimsThis month Pennsylvania joined 34 other states by adopting Safe Harbor legislation that protects underage survivors of human trafficking…Nov 20, 2018Nov 20, 2018
Kevin M. RyanNew Trade Deal a Set-Back in the Fight against Human TraffickingIt took years of protests, rallies, Hill visits and hearings led by thousands of human trafficking survivors for Congress to amend the…Sep 25, 2018Sep 25, 2018
Kevin M. RyanFor-Profit Colleges Prey on Homeless Students and Need to be RegulatedStudents from for-profit schools account for 35 percent of all college loan defaults, and their debt grew from $39 billion in 2000 to $229…Aug 31, 2018Aug 31, 2018
Kevin M. RyanOur Obligation to Protect Young Immigrants, Not Misplace ThemIn one of the most shocking but little-noticed government admissions in many years, last month at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Permanent…May 10, 2018May 10, 2018
Kevin M. RyanFor LGBTQ Youth, The Risks of Homelessness are UnacceptableVoices of Youth Count, a public-private policy research initiative, and the True Colors Fund, a national advocacy organization focused on…Apr 25, 2018Apr 25, 2018
Kevin M. RyanWe’re So Close to Justice for Online Sex Trafficking VictimsThe United States Senate is poised to vote Tuesday on a long-overdue human trafficking bill, one already passed in the House of…Mar 15, 2018Mar 15, 2018
Kevin M. RyanA Giant Step Closer to Justice for Trafficking VictimsAnyone wondering where bipartisanship has gone in Congress should look to the lopsided passage this week in the House of Representatives of…Mar 2, 2018Mar 2, 2018