Press, Media & Conferences
Care Lab Collective's work - and the personal and systemic experiences that led to it - has been featured in the media and brought into conferences, panels, and community conversations.
For interviews, podcasts, panels, conferences, or speaking opportunities, please contact: connect@carelabcollective.com
Featured In
Articles & features about Care Lab Collective and our co-founders
VICINITY MAGAZINE · SEPT 2026
“Local Heroes”
By Jackie Schatell
NJ.COM · AUG 2026
“The alarming reason 80% of teachers aides aren’t coming back to this NJ school district”
By Liz Rosenberg
THE VILLAGE GREEN · AUG 2026
“Parents Decry School District’s Paraprofessional Transition, Fear Risks to Students With Disabilities”
By Laura Griffin
THE VILLAGE GREEN · JUNE 2026
“There Is No Good Option’- Board of Education Approves New Paraprofessional Vendor”
By Mary Barr Mann
THE VILLAGE GREEN · MAY 2026
“More Than Neighbors: A Decade-Long Effort to Promote Friendship Across Boundaries in South Orange & Maplewood”
By Tina Kelley
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY · JANUARY 2023
Speaking & Conferences
THE BOYS' CLUB OF NEW YORK · SEPTEMBER 2026
BCNY Conference: The Right to Childhood
Care Lab joined The Boys' Club of New York as a partner organization for its inaugural The Right to Childhood conference. The day brought together youth workers, educators, nonprofit leaders, and policymakers to bridge theory, policy, and practice.
Care Lab co-founder Jessica Mingus moderating a panel on Defying Stereotypes Through Youth Work.
NYU PINE SUMMIT · MAY 2025
Connecting the Dots - Fireside Chat
Care Lab co-founder Jessica Mingus was a featured speaker at NYU's Program for Inclusion and Neurodiversity in Schools (PINE) Summit, Cultivating Connection.
