Debra Illingworth Greene
Debra Illingworth Greene joined Evident Change in 2011. In her role as communications manager Debra creates engaging, accessible content in print and digital formats for Evident Change's audiences. She also collaborates on writing projects with other staff and produces Evident Change's newsletters. Prior to joining Evident Change, Debra worked in the magazine industry for 22 years both as an editor and freelance writer. She received her BS degree in journalism from the University of Kansas.
Pronouns: she, her
Recent publications by Debra Illingworth Greene:
Even as the events of early January grabbed our collective attention, the Trump administration managed to finalize a Health and Human Services (HHS) rule that would allow child welfare agencies to discriminate against people who are LGBTQ. The HHS Services Grants Regulation permits tax-funded social services agencies to refuse people who are LGBTQ
Every individual who enters the juvenile justice or adult corrections system is unique, with different needs, attitudes, learning styles, and motivations. The key to successful supervision, whether in a facility or the community, is to account for this variety. “One size fits all” does not work in corrections. That’s why NCCD’s Juvenile Assessment
You don’t need to be a policymaker or work inside the criminal justice system to have an impact on mass incarceration in the United States. Mike Pearson, an NCCD board member, makes it his business to impact the system. Pearson, a self-described social entrepreneur, is the founder, president, and CEO of Union Packaging (UP), an earth-friendly food
NCCD tried something new this year: We invited young people to review the youth media category for our annual Media for a Just Society Awards. The reviewers expressed both surprise and awareness as they discussed the media pieces vying for the award in that category. And despite their varying knowledge about the complex social systems NCCD works to
With summer internship season winding down, NCCD is recognizing the students who have brought energy and fresh perspective to our work over the last several months. For the second summer in a row, NCCD partnered with the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County to bring high school students into our Madison, Wisconsin, office for six weeks. As a vital
An 80-year-old woman with progressive dementia lives with her son and attends an adult day center twice a week. She shows up one day with bruising around her wrists. A 64-year-old man, who uses a wheelchair and lives with his sister, has a hard time getting around their apartment due to the amount of clutter. His sister is not around much to help
When I was young, celebrating Mother’s Day and Father’s Day with my family prompted the same question every year from my sister and me: “But when is kid’s day?” My parents’ answer was always the same: “Every day is kid’s day.” For someone growing up in a safe and stable home, like me, that really was the truth. Now I’ve learned that May is Older