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A Dalton man has been arrested for the statutory rape and aggravated child molestation of a foster child in his care, authorities said.
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
Thursday, August 18, 2011
For Sale to Humanity: Thousands of Foster Children
For Sale to Humanity: Thousands of Foster Children
For Sale to Humanity: 30,000 Foster Children.
We have written several times during the past year about the moral and ethical violations which we believe occur by executives and administrators of many of the Foster Agencies littering the landscape of Los Angeles, like so many angels that hide behind pretenses of nobility and decency.
We can write one thousand, several thousand, - heaven knows a book – about the cheap and sordid behaviors that continue in the name of “…saving the children.” However, we know it’s about egotism and enrichment.
The formula as previously stated goes something like this:
We shall reasonably care for the abused and neglected children in our care, and avoid any rule violations in our foster homes. In return we shall be free to run our agencies as we choose, justifying expenditures of taxpayer money without too much scrutiny from either county auditors or politicians who will suffer should the extent of our malfeasance becomes generally known.
After all, no child is being harmed… and the government has tons of money, why shouldn’t I get mine?
It is a special type of arrogance common among many top Foster Agency heads which includes a belief that they are exempt from normal rules and ethics when it comes to the care of abused and neglected children.
So let’s get to the point. It’s public information after all. One only needs look. And remember this below non-profit agency is almost entirely funded through tax dollars. By no means is it a private business. And that is why these documents are so easily and legally available.
Read more at the above link:
For Sale to Humanity: 30,000 Foster Children.
We have written several times during the past year about the moral and ethical violations which we believe occur by executives and administrators of many of the Foster Agencies littering the landscape of Los Angeles, like so many angels that hide behind pretenses of nobility and decency.
We can write one thousand, several thousand, - heaven knows a book – about the cheap and sordid behaviors that continue in the name of “…saving the children.” However, we know it’s about egotism and enrichment.
The formula as previously stated goes something like this:
We shall reasonably care for the abused and neglected children in our care, and avoid any rule violations in our foster homes. In return we shall be free to run our agencies as we choose, justifying expenditures of taxpayer money without too much scrutiny from either county auditors or politicians who will suffer should the extent of our malfeasance becomes generally known.
After all, no child is being harmed… and the government has tons of money, why shouldn’t I get mine?
It is a special type of arrogance common among many top Foster Agency heads which includes a belief that they are exempt from normal rules and ethics when it comes to the care of abused and neglected children.
So let’s get to the point. It’s public information after all. One only needs look. And remember this below non-profit agency is almost entirely funded through tax dollars. By no means is it a private business. And that is why these documents are so easily and legally available.
Read more at the above link:
Second secret video by James O'keefe targets Maine welfare system deficiencies
Second secret video targets Maine welfare system deficiencies — Maine Politics — Bangor Daily News
Go James! Keep up the good work!
AUGUSTA, Maine — Another video produced by self-proclaimed citizen journalist James O’Keefe has been released in an attempt to highlight flaws in Maine’s system for determining eligibility for certain entitlement benefits.
The video, posted Thursday on YouTube, is set in a Department of Health and Human Services office in Portland. It features the same actor who starred in a similar video set in a Biddeford DHHS office.
Go James! Keep up the good work!
AUGUSTA, Maine — Another video produced by self-proclaimed citizen journalist James O’Keefe has been released in an attempt to highlight flaws in Maine’s system for determining eligibility for certain entitlement benefits.
The video, posted Thursday on YouTube, is set in a Department of Health and Human Services office in Portland. It features the same actor who starred in a similar video set in a Biddeford DHHS office.
U.S. State Child Data-Research Library
U.S. State Child Data
Click on the above link:
06/27/11
Children's Health Coverage State Fact Sheets
These factsheets provide basic stats and rankings regarding children's health coverage in each state including data on the uninsured, those enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP, income eligibility and enrollment procedures.
01/31/11
Children in the States Factsheets
These factsheets provide basic stats and rankings regarding poverty, health, hunger, child welfare, early childhood development, education and youth at risk for children in 2010 in each state.
Click on the above link:
06/27/11
Children's Health Coverage State Fact Sheets
These factsheets provide basic stats and rankings regarding children's health coverage in each state including data on the uninsured, those enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP, income eligibility and enrollment procedures.
01/31/11
Children in the States Factsheets
These factsheets provide basic stats and rankings regarding poverty, health, hunger, child welfare, early childhood development, education and youth at risk for children in 2010 in each state.
Child Welfare Financing in New Hampshire 2010
Link:
New Hampshire’s Children
1
Child Population: 293,358 Children Living in Poverty: 25,878 Child Poverty Rate: 9.0%
Child Abuse and Neglect
2
Child Victims: 912
*Percentages may not total 100% because abuse or neglect can be reported in one or more categories.
Foster Care
3
Number of Children in Foster Care:* 1,084
Average Length of Stay in Foster Care: 33.7 mos.
Abused and Neglected While in Foster Care: n/a
*Foster care includes family foster care, group care and institutional care
Permanency
4
Number of Exits from Foster Care: 549
Type of Exit Percent (%)
Adoption 22.4
Reunification 51.5
Legal Guardianship 1.3
Other 22.8
Missing Data 2.0
Number of Children Waiting for Adoption: 250
Relative Caregivers
5
Number of Children Living with Relatives
Without Either Parent Present
(not necessarily in foster care): 3,869
Subsidized Guardianship Program? No
Sources and Notes
(All data provided are most current available as of November 2009)
1) Child population: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, "Estimates of the Resident Population by Selected Age Groups for the United States,
States, and Puerto Rico: July 1, 2008," Calculations by CDF; Children living in poverty and rate of children living in poverty: U.S. Department of Commerce,
Bureau of the Census, 2008 American Community Survey, Table B17001. Calculations by CDF.
2) National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect. (2007). National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File 2007 [data file], available
at http://www.ndacan.cornell.edu/index.html.
3) Number of children in foster care and length of stay in foster care: U.S. Congress, House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means, Background
Materials and Data on the Programs within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means (2008), Table 11-62 & 11-72, calculations by CDF; Abused or
neglected while in care: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACF), Child Maltreatment
2007 (April 2009), Table 3-17, calculations by CDF; Children with 2 or Fewer Placements: U.S. DHHS, ACF, Administration on Children, Youth and Families,
Children’s Bureau, Child Welfare Outcomes 2002-2005, Table 6.1; Children waiting to be adopted: U.S. DHHS, ACF, Administration on Children, Youth and
Families, “Children in Public Foster Care Waiting to be Adopted: FY 1999 thru FY 2006.”
4) Child Welfare Outcomes 2002-2005. Tables 3.1, 4.1, 5.1.
5) U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 2000 Census American Fact Finder Advanced Query. Calculations by CDF of the number of children
living in relative-headed households without either parent present; and CDF States’ Subsidized Guardianship Laws At A Glance 2008.
Type of Abuse and Neglect Percent (%)*
Neglect and Medical Neglect 74.8
Physical Abuse 19.3
Sexual Abuse 14.8
Psychological and Other Maltreatment 2.0
Percent of Children Reunified Within:
Less than 12 months: 63.6
Between 12 – 24 months: 20.5
More than 24 months: 14.8
Percent of Children Adopted Within:
Less than 12 months: 4.1
Between 12 – 24 months: 11.4
More than 24 months: 84.5
Subsidized guardianship programs help children live
permanently with a legal guardian (often a relative or close
family friend) with ongoing payments to provide for the needs
of the child. States with such programs may or may not opt to
request federal Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payments for
eligible children.
Percent of Children with 2 or Fewer Placements in Care:
Less than 12 months: 81.2
Between 12 – 24 months: 65
More than 24 months: 38.2
Read more at the above link, including Child Welfare Financing
New Hampshire’s Children
1
Child Population: 293,358 Children Living in Poverty: 25,878 Child Poverty Rate: 9.0%
Child Abuse and Neglect
2
Child Victims: 912
*Percentages may not total 100% because abuse or neglect can be reported in one or more categories.
Foster Care
3
Number of Children in Foster Care:* 1,084
Average Length of Stay in Foster Care: 33.7 mos.
Abused and Neglected While in Foster Care: n/a
*Foster care includes family foster care, group care and institutional care
Permanency
4
Number of Exits from Foster Care: 549
Type of Exit Percent (%)
Adoption 22.4
Reunification 51.5
Legal Guardianship 1.3
Other 22.8
Missing Data 2.0
Number of Children Waiting for Adoption: 250
Relative Caregivers
5
Number of Children Living with Relatives
Without Either Parent Present
(not necessarily in foster care): 3,869
Subsidized Guardianship Program? No
Sources and Notes
(All data provided are most current available as of November 2009)
1) Child population: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, "Estimates of the Resident Population by Selected Age Groups for the United States,
States, and Puerto Rico: July 1, 2008," Calculations by CDF; Children living in poverty and rate of children living in poverty: U.S. Department of Commerce,
Bureau of the Census, 2008 American Community Survey, Table B17001. Calculations by CDF.
2) National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect. (2007). National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File 2007 [data file], available
at http://www.ndacan.cornell.edu/index.html.
3) Number of children in foster care and length of stay in foster care: U.S. Congress, House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means, Background
Materials and Data on the Programs within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means (2008), Table 11-62 & 11-72, calculations by CDF; Abused or
neglected while in care: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACF), Child Maltreatment
2007 (April 2009), Table 3-17, calculations by CDF; Children with 2 or Fewer Placements: U.S. DHHS, ACF, Administration on Children, Youth and Families,
Children’s Bureau, Child Welfare Outcomes 2002-2005, Table 6.1; Children waiting to be adopted: U.S. DHHS, ACF, Administration on Children, Youth and
Families, “Children in Public Foster Care Waiting to be Adopted: FY 1999 thru FY 2006.”
4) Child Welfare Outcomes 2002-2005. Tables 3.1, 4.1, 5.1.
5) U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 2000 Census American Fact Finder Advanced Query. Calculations by CDF of the number of children
living in relative-headed households without either parent present; and CDF States’ Subsidized Guardianship Laws At A Glance 2008.
Type of Abuse and Neglect Percent (%)*
Neglect and Medical Neglect 74.8
Physical Abuse 19.3
Sexual Abuse 14.8
Psychological and Other Maltreatment 2.0
Percent of Children Reunified Within:
Less than 12 months: 63.6
Between 12 – 24 months: 20.5
More than 24 months: 14.8
Percent of Children Adopted Within:
Less than 12 months: 4.1
Between 12 – 24 months: 11.4
More than 24 months: 84.5
Subsidized guardianship programs help children live
permanently with a legal guardian (often a relative or close
family friend) with ongoing payments to provide for the needs
of the child. States with such programs may or may not opt to
request federal Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payments for
eligible children.
Percent of Children with 2 or Fewer Placements in Care:
Less than 12 months: 81.2
Between 12 – 24 months: 65
More than 24 months: 38.2
Read more at the above link, including Child Welfare Financing
Children in New Hampshire State Fact Sheet
LINK:
Children in New Hampshire
January 2011
289,071 children live in New Hampshire:
1,029 are American Indian/Alaska Native
6,800 are two or more races
7,161 are Black
7,341 are Asian/Pacific Islander
13,357 are Hispanic
255,194 are White, non-Hispanic
In New Hampshire:
A child is abused or neglected every 9 hours.
A child dies before his or her first birthday every 5 days.
A child or teen is killed by gunfire every 1 year.
New Hampshire Ranks:*
8th among states in percent of babies born at low birthweight.
Best state is Alaska; worst state is Mississippi
14th among states in per pupil expenditures.
Best state is New Jersey; worst state is Utah
7th among states in its infant mortality rate.
Best state is Washington; worst is the District of Columbia
[*1st represents the best state for children and 51st
represents the worst state for children in the country]
Child Poverty in New Hampshire
Number of poor children (and percent poor) 30,602 (10.8%)
Number of children living in extreme poverty (and percent in extreme poverty) 12,744 (4.5%)
Number of adults and children receiving cash assistance from Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 13,183
Maximum monthly TANF cash assistance for a family of three $625
Child Health in New Hampshire
Number of children without health insurance (and percent uninsured) 15,000 (4.7%)
Number of children enrolled in the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)* 13,197**
CHIP eligibility: 300 percent of federal poverty ($66,150 for a family of four)
Number of children enrolled in Medicaid 84,890**
Medicaid and CHIP participation rate 85.6%
Children as a percent of total Medicaid enrollment 57.5%
Medicaid expenditures on children as a percent of total Medicaid expenditures 26.4%
Percent of two-year-olds not fully immunized 21.3%
*States may have a different name for CHIP
**The number of enrolled children throughout the year rather than on a given day Child Hunger in New Hampshire
Number of children who receive food stamps 25,913
Percent of eligible persons who receive food stamps 66.0%
Number of children in the School Lunch Program (free and reduced price only) 34,120
Number of children in the Summer Food Service Program 4,706
Number of women and children receiving WIC (Supplemental Nutrition Program
for Women, Infants, and Children) 17,905
Early Childhood Development in New Hampshire
Percent of children under age 6 with all parents in the labor force 69.6%
Number of children served by Head Start 2,056
Number of children served by the Child Care Development Fund/CCDBG 7,200
Average annual cost of child care for a four-year-old in a center $8,035
Percent of 3-year-olds enrolled in state pre-k, Head Start, or special
education programs 8.1%
Percent of 4-year-olds enrolled in state pre-k, Head Start, or special
education programs 11.6%
Education in New Hampshire
Annual expenditure per prisoner $27,806
Annual expenditure per public school pupil $10,396
Percent of public school fourth graders:
unable to read at grade level 59%
unable to do math at grade level 44%
Percent of public school eighth graders:
unable to read at grade level 61%
unable to do math at grade level 57%
Number of high school students who drop out of school annually 2,072
Child Welfare in New Hampshire
Number of children who are victims of abuse and neglect 984
Number of children in foster care 930
Number of children adopted from foster care 135
Number of grandparents raising grandchildren 5,610
Youth at Risk in New Hampshire
Percent of 16- to 19-year-olds not enrolled in school who are not high
school graduates 2.6%
Averaged freshman high school graduation rate 83.4%
Percent of 16- to 19-year-olds unemployed 18.5%
Number of juvenile arrests 7,417
Number of children and teens in juvenile residential facilities 156
Ratio of cost per prisoner to cost per public school pupil 2.7
Number of children and teens killed by firearms: 1
0 homicides; 1 suicide; 0 accidents; and 0 undetermined
Compiled from the most up-to-date data available as of January 2011. For data sources, please visit
www.childrensdefense.org/cits
For more information on the state of America’s children contact:
Children’s Defense Fund
25 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 628-8787
1 (800) 233-1200
www.childrensdefense.org
Children in New Hampshire
January 2011
289,071 children live in New Hampshire:
1,029 are American Indian/Alaska Native
6,800 are two or more races
7,161 are Black
7,341 are Asian/Pacific Islander
13,357 are Hispanic
255,194 are White, non-Hispanic
In New Hampshire:
A child is abused or neglected every 9 hours.
A child dies before his or her first birthday every 5 days.
A child or teen is killed by gunfire every 1 year.
New Hampshire Ranks:*
8th among states in percent of babies born at low birthweight.
Best state is Alaska; worst state is Mississippi
14th among states in per pupil expenditures.
Best state is New Jersey; worst state is Utah
7th among states in its infant mortality rate.
Best state is Washington; worst is the District of Columbia
[*1st represents the best state for children and 51st
represents the worst state for children in the country]
Child Poverty in New Hampshire
Number of poor children (and percent poor) 30,602 (10.8%)
Number of children living in extreme poverty (and percent in extreme poverty) 12,744 (4.5%)
Number of adults and children receiving cash assistance from Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 13,183
Maximum monthly TANF cash assistance for a family of three $625
Child Health in New Hampshire
Number of children without health insurance (and percent uninsured) 15,000 (4.7%)
Number of children enrolled in the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)* 13,197**
CHIP eligibility: 300 percent of federal poverty ($66,150 for a family of four)
Number of children enrolled in Medicaid 84,890**
Medicaid and CHIP participation rate 85.6%
Children as a percent of total Medicaid enrollment 57.5%
Medicaid expenditures on children as a percent of total Medicaid expenditures 26.4%
Percent of two-year-olds not fully immunized 21.3%
*States may have a different name for CHIP
**The number of enrolled children throughout the year rather than on a given day Child Hunger in New Hampshire
Number of children who receive food stamps 25,913
Percent of eligible persons who receive food stamps 66.0%
Number of children in the School Lunch Program (free and reduced price only) 34,120
Number of children in the Summer Food Service Program 4,706
Number of women and children receiving WIC (Supplemental Nutrition Program
for Women, Infants, and Children) 17,905
Early Childhood Development in New Hampshire
Percent of children under age 6 with all parents in the labor force 69.6%
Number of children served by Head Start 2,056
Number of children served by the Child Care Development Fund/CCDBG 7,200
Average annual cost of child care for a four-year-old in a center $8,035
Percent of 3-year-olds enrolled in state pre-k, Head Start, or special
education programs 8.1%
Percent of 4-year-olds enrolled in state pre-k, Head Start, or special
education programs 11.6%
Education in New Hampshire
Annual expenditure per prisoner $27,806
Annual expenditure per public school pupil $10,396
Percent of public school fourth graders:
unable to read at grade level 59%
unable to do math at grade level 44%
Percent of public school eighth graders:
unable to read at grade level 61%
unable to do math at grade level 57%
Number of high school students who drop out of school annually 2,072
Child Welfare in New Hampshire
Number of children who are victims of abuse and neglect 984
Number of children in foster care 930
Number of children adopted from foster care 135
Number of grandparents raising grandchildren 5,610
Youth at Risk in New Hampshire
Percent of 16- to 19-year-olds not enrolled in school who are not high
school graduates 2.6%
Averaged freshman high school graduation rate 83.4%
Percent of 16- to 19-year-olds unemployed 18.5%
Number of juvenile arrests 7,417
Number of children and teens in juvenile residential facilities 156
Ratio of cost per prisoner to cost per public school pupil 2.7
Number of children and teens killed by firearms: 1
0 homicides; 1 suicide; 0 accidents; and 0 undetermined
Compiled from the most up-to-date data available as of January 2011. For data sources, please visit
www.childrensdefense.org/cits
For more information on the state of America’s children contact:
Children’s Defense Fund
25 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 628-8787
1 (800) 233-1200
www.childrensdefense.org
Children Kidnapped By SS 15th August 2011
The U.S. is no better when the Police and DCYF come into someones house claiming to have a court order and warrant to steal the children, yet refuse to show either. Maybe it's because they didn't have either! Been there in New Hampshire!
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