Staff: Naimah Wilson

Naimah Wilson is a well-respected public administrator and a social service professional with over two decades of youth development, child welfare, and family preservation commitment and experience.

Prior to her new role as Program Director with Friends of the Children Philadelphia, Naimah held the position of Clinical Director for the Crisis Access Link Model Program for foster care youth at Bethanna Services Inc. Ms. Wilson also held the position of Director of Intervention and Prevention Services at Catholic Community Services (CCS), the city’s 4th Community Umbrella Agency under the Improving Outcomes for Children Model.

While at CCS, Ms. Wilson worked closely with The Strong Families Commission, Incorporated (THE COMMISSION) and was an active participant in the successful development of the concept 3FA (Father Friendly Flagship Agency), a term used to describe a child and family service provider agency, a children and youth institution for adolescent care, and/or a governmental family policymaking center that frame (s) the delivery of services that impact the lives of children and families. 3FAs are dedicated to the well-being of children, youth, and families, and are committed to the inclusion of fathers in their service delivery model.

With direct oversight of the Fatherhood Program at CCS, Ms. Wilson is no stranger to
hard work and encourages intentional collaboration within families and communities.
Ms. Wilson facilitated and/or participated in a number of agency and grass-roots
campaigns, presentations, workshops, program events, trainings, and discussions
about the importance of father inclusion and involvement across all systems.
The West Philadelphia native has developed successful partnerships with numerous
like- minded individuals and organizations across the city. She is hopeful that those
partnerships will help fulfill a mission that every father in the city of Philadelphia, and
across the Commonwealth, is connected to their children in an effort to improve family
dynamics and outcomes.

Ms. Wilson is a graduate professional of a HBCU, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania,
a mother of four children, and she has a grandchild. Ms. Wilson enjoys reading and
watching documentaries in her spare time. She is super excited to grow with Friends of
the Children, one friend at a time.