Jan Smith of Wa State on hunger strike in front of cps building-Another Grandmother's Rights Violated by CPS

Jan Smith of Wa State on hunger strike in front of cps building
Jane Boyer
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From: Jan Smith [mailto:sunflowerinthemist2006@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 9:28 AM
To: undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Newstip and legal



Jan Smith of Washington State Extended Families is going on a hunger strike in front of the Olympia Department of Social and Health Services starting Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 9 a.m. She reports that the department regularly brings false and misleading information into the courts and judges are supporting a corrupt, dangerous system that is needlessly destroying families all over the state. "There is no due process of law for extended families," states Smith who has found herself vulnerable to verbal slander within court process when she is not a party to the case. "The public is duped thinking that the department cares about families and children when the reality is that it is about federal funding and win/lose."

While the department likes to create the illusion that it saves children, statistics show that a small percentage of children benefit by their cookie cutter programs and false advertising. "This is the only way to make a point on this. Going through the court is a waste of time and the department is too self serving to be of community benefit," she reports. "One child a month dies at the hands of CPS."

Smith states that a homestudy was filled with misinformation and there are no avenues for relief. "Extended families are finding that CPS is not a friend of the family, but have a strong determination to adopt out to strangers. They are nitpicking family to death while ignoring glaring deficits in foster adopt families." She says that they are going to adopt out her grandchildren to complete strangers when she is able and willing to take care of them. "This is the side to the system the public never sees. Most don't even believe it till it happens to them."