Of course New Hampshire hasn't submitted a plan, because they don't believe in Guardianship by family member's or anyone else. Their too greedy. All they want is incentive money for their illegal adoption's.
Youth Today: "More than a year after passage of a law intended to give more support to youths aging out of foster care, the federal government is now pushing states to participate in two programs that promote guardianship placements and extension of foster care until age 21.
The two programs were included in the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act, which was signed into law in October of 2009 and allows for two new uses of federal IV-E funds, a large federal entitlement that matches state expenditures for child welfare services. One allows states to use federal IV-E funds to help pay for a guardianship assistance program (GAP); the other enables states to use IV-E money on young adults up to the age of 21"
Isabella Brooke Knightly and Austin Gamez-Knightly
In Memory of my Loving Husband, William F. Knightly Jr. Murdered by ILLEGAL Palliative Care at a Nashua, NH Hospital
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
If the foster care system was a teacher, what would it TEACH long-term foster kids? « I Was A Foster Kid
If the foster care system was a teacher, what would it TEACH long-term foster kids? « I Was A Foster Kid
1. Younger is better, whiter is better, and lets put those with special needs in “specialized care.”
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2. You will most likely stay at least 2 years…so don’t think you are going HOME any time soon.
3. You are not important and your feelings do not matter.
We move you “just because.”
We don’t answer your phone calls; and never check voice mail.
We don’t check in on you like we are supposed to; because we are too busy.
We split up bio-siblings.
When we move you, instead of talking about your feelings, we take you to McDonalds or Dairy Queen so that you can eat your pain away; afterall, food is a great comforter.
We move your “stuff” in trash bags and boxes; afterall you are no better than that…right?
Lies are part of life. We lie because we dont know the answer. We lie because we dont want to give you the answer. We lie because well, you dont deserve the truth…you are a kid.
We talk about you in court and in the sessions before court like you are NOT there.
We ask your opinion and it goes in one ear and out the other…because we already made the decision.
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4. The longer you stick around, the more you are unwanted, unwelcome, and unworthy.
.
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5. You are not worthy of or deserving of good health care, good dental care, or a good education.
If no providers are available that take Medicaid, oh well…
We move you around schools without any thought regarding the disruption in your education. We don’t care if you learn, really….we just have to find a placement.
Crap, where are your school records? Hold on. We will get them.. it should only take a month for you to be able to register in your new school. Really, does it matter? — you are so far behind anyway!
It doesn’t matter if you were doing well with THAT therapist … we just have to find a placement.
Dentist? what is that?
You can’t see? Squint harder…
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6. Once TPR happens, you are NOBODY’S CHILD.
There is a small shot in hell you will become “somebody’s child” if you are older than 5 years old; no-one wants older kids.
You have NO parents — you have the state.
If your parents are available, we will allow you one last goodbye visit. Anyone see how fucked up this is?
If your parents are not available, all the better. Prison great! Abandonment great! Your parents are lost and who cares about one last visit.
We won’t try to keep any photos or mementos for you when you get older. We dont have the time to try and help explain your life.
Placements get harder to find, so we just give you to anyone…anyone…yup, anyone! (until they get caught)
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7. As you age and get more scared and more sad….. you get more hated and more feared. Teens, oh god! What do we do with them?… Since no one wants them, throw them into group homes; let them learn to survive since they will be out on the streets shortly anyway.
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8. If you are not a foster care “success” through reunification or adoption, we don’t care about the failures.
We kick you out with nothing; many without a highschool degree.
We do not have enough ILPs.
We force you to go to another agency to help or save you – like Covenant House or shelters.
Once you are out and on the streets — we don’t “see you,” even when you knock on our door for help.
You aren’t really OUR problem.
We wont give you your foster care records. Some are confidential under social service laws, some are lost, some it takes years of red tape, some require legal battles…. ELEVEN FUCKING YEARS OF MY LIFE…….shouldn’t they be mine?
.
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9. … after all it is YOUR fault for never getting a family — you should have been better behaved, less problematic, cuter, displayed less acting-out … you see no-body really wants you and you blew it.
Great lessons to be taught… eh?
1. Younger is better, whiter is better, and lets put those with special needs in “specialized care.”
.
2. You will most likely stay at least 2 years…so don’t think you are going HOME any time soon.
3. You are not important and your feelings do not matter.
We move you “just because.”
We don’t answer your phone calls; and never check voice mail.
We don’t check in on you like we are supposed to; because we are too busy.
We split up bio-siblings.
When we move you, instead of talking about your feelings, we take you to McDonalds or Dairy Queen so that you can eat your pain away; afterall, food is a great comforter.
We move your “stuff” in trash bags and boxes; afterall you are no better than that…right?
Lies are part of life. We lie because we dont know the answer. We lie because we dont want to give you the answer. We lie because well, you dont deserve the truth…you are a kid.
We talk about you in court and in the sessions before court like you are NOT there.
We ask your opinion and it goes in one ear and out the other…because we already made the decision.
.
4. The longer you stick around, the more you are unwanted, unwelcome, and unworthy.
.
.
5. You are not worthy of or deserving of good health care, good dental care, or a good education.
If no providers are available that take Medicaid, oh well…
We move you around schools without any thought regarding the disruption in your education. We don’t care if you learn, really….we just have to find a placement.
Crap, where are your school records? Hold on. We will get them.. it should only take a month for you to be able to register in your new school. Really, does it matter? — you are so far behind anyway!
It doesn’t matter if you were doing well with THAT therapist … we just have to find a placement.
Dentist? what is that?
You can’t see? Squint harder…
.
.
6. Once TPR happens, you are NOBODY’S CHILD.
There is a small shot in hell you will become “somebody’s child” if you are older than 5 years old; no-one wants older kids.
You have NO parents — you have the state.
If your parents are available, we will allow you one last goodbye visit. Anyone see how fucked up this is?
If your parents are not available, all the better. Prison great! Abandonment great! Your parents are lost and who cares about one last visit.
We won’t try to keep any photos or mementos for you when you get older. We dont have the time to try and help explain your life.
Placements get harder to find, so we just give you to anyone…anyone…yup, anyone! (until they get caught)
.
7. As you age and get more scared and more sad….. you get more hated and more feared. Teens, oh god! What do we do with them?… Since no one wants them, throw them into group homes; let them learn to survive since they will be out on the streets shortly anyway.
.
8. If you are not a foster care “success” through reunification or adoption, we don’t care about the failures.
We kick you out with nothing; many without a highschool degree.
We do not have enough ILPs.
We force you to go to another agency to help or save you – like Covenant House or shelters.
Once you are out and on the streets — we don’t “see you,” even when you knock on our door for help.
You aren’t really OUR problem.
We wont give you your foster care records. Some are confidential under social service laws, some are lost, some it takes years of red tape, some require legal battles…. ELEVEN FUCKING YEARS OF MY LIFE…….shouldn’t they be mine?
.
.
9. … after all it is YOUR fault for never getting a family — you should have been better behaved, less problematic, cuter, displayed less acting-out … you see no-body really wants you and you blew it.
Great lessons to be taught… eh?
CPS worker arrested for child porn, social services commish arrested for dwi - Albany CPS and Family Court | Examiner.com
CPS worker arrested for child porn, social services commish arrested for dwi - Albany CPS and Family Court | Examiner.com
The Observer Dispatch out of Utica, New York recently reported the arrest of a Child Protective Services investigator, who was also a cop for twenty years, for allegedly possessing child porn.
Says the OD, "An Oneida County employee responsible for investigating child abuse cases appeared in federal court Tuesday on felony child pornography charges.
Stanley Dorozynski, a Child Protective Services case worker who is also a former Utica police officer, is charged with receiving and possessing child pornography, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Syracuse."
Meanwhile several newspapers in the Montgomery County area reported yesterday and the day before the arrest of Montgomery County Social Services Commissioner, William M. Cranker, for dwi. According to one report, Cranker had a blood alcohol content of .0.18. As Social Services Commissioner, Cranker oversees Child Protective Services, Child Preventive Services and Adult Protective Services.
Commentary on Cranker's arrest can be found here.
The Observer Dispatch out of Utica, New York recently reported the arrest of a Child Protective Services investigator, who was also a cop for twenty years, for allegedly possessing child porn.
Says the OD, "An Oneida County employee responsible for investigating child abuse cases appeared in federal court Tuesday on felony child pornography charges.
Stanley Dorozynski, a Child Protective Services case worker who is also a former Utica police officer, is charged with receiving and possessing child pornography, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Syracuse."
Meanwhile several newspapers in the Montgomery County area reported yesterday and the day before the arrest of Montgomery County Social Services Commissioner, William M. Cranker, for dwi. According to one report, Cranker had a blood alcohol content of .0.18. As Social Services Commissioner, Cranker oversees Child Protective Services, Child Preventive Services and Adult Protective Services.
Commentary on Cranker's arrest can be found here.
Child Abuse investigator charged with child pornography - National Child Welfare | Examiner.com
Child Abuse investigator charged with child pornography - National Child Welfare | Examiner.com
It’s sad when the a person whom you assume to have the best interests of the children at heart turn out to be quite the opposite.
An Oneida County Child Protective Services case worker has been released on his own recognizance while he faces pending charges of possessing child pornography, according to federal court documents.
The conditions of his release include:
Participating in a home confinement program, which will include electronic monitoring and a daily curfew from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Must not possess any computer with online capabilities or use any Internet site without court approval.
Stay away from places where anyone younger than 18 are likely to gather, including schools, parks and arcades, and must not have any direct contact with a person younger than 18.
On Tuesday, Dorozynski was charged in federal court with receiving and possessing child pornography after law enforcement officials searched Dorozynski’s Frankfort home earlier this week. His former girlfriend alerted authorities after her daughters told her that they had seen Dorozynski watching videos of naked girls on his computer. The girlfriend searched the computer when Dorozynski was not home and found sites related to child pornography. She then searched a trunk that he kept locked and found hard drives containing what appeared to be child pornography.
Dorozynski was a Utica police officer from 1980 until he retired in July 2000. He then became a county child protective services caseworker in 2008, where he was responsible for investigating child abuse cases.
The case will be prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
If convicted of the felony charges, Dorozynski faces a minimum of five years and a maximum of 20 years in federal prison, fines of up to $250,000 and a minimum of five years of supervised release. He also would be required to register as a sex offender, the release stated.
It makes you wonder what kind of person who sees firsthand the damage abuse does to children and whose job is to investigate, can also be a part of the problem.
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By the time you finish reading this article 2-3 children will have suffered abuse in the United States. Within the next hour 166 children will have suffered abuse or neglect. By the time you go to bed tonight, this number will have reached close to 4000. Out of those 4000, 4 children will die at the hands of their abusers. These statistics are outrageous, but show that we need to be the voices for these children. If you suspect child abuse, please report it. Protect our children!
It’s sad when the a person whom you assume to have the best interests of the children at heart turn out to be quite the opposite.
An Oneida County Child Protective Services case worker has been released on his own recognizance while he faces pending charges of possessing child pornography, according to federal court documents.
The conditions of his release include:
Participating in a home confinement program, which will include electronic monitoring and a daily curfew from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Must not possess any computer with online capabilities or use any Internet site without court approval.
Stay away from places where anyone younger than 18 are likely to gather, including schools, parks and arcades, and must not have any direct contact with a person younger than 18.
On Tuesday, Dorozynski was charged in federal court with receiving and possessing child pornography after law enforcement officials searched Dorozynski’s Frankfort home earlier this week. His former girlfriend alerted authorities after her daughters told her that they had seen Dorozynski watching videos of naked girls on his computer. The girlfriend searched the computer when Dorozynski was not home and found sites related to child pornography. She then searched a trunk that he kept locked and found hard drives containing what appeared to be child pornography.
Dorozynski was a Utica police officer from 1980 until he retired in July 2000. He then became a county child protective services caseworker in 2008, where he was responsible for investigating child abuse cases.
The case will be prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
If convicted of the felony charges, Dorozynski faces a minimum of five years and a maximum of 20 years in federal prison, fines of up to $250,000 and a minimum of five years of supervised release. He also would be required to register as a sex offender, the release stated.
It makes you wonder what kind of person who sees firsthand the damage abuse does to children and whose job is to investigate, can also be a part of the problem.
**********
By the time you finish reading this article 2-3 children will have suffered abuse in the United States. Within the next hour 166 children will have suffered abuse or neglect. By the time you go to bed tonight, this number will have reached close to 4000. Out of those 4000, 4 children will die at the hands of their abusers. These statistics are outrageous, but show that we need to be the voices for these children. If you suspect child abuse, please report it. Protect our children!
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