Some children spending less time in foster care

Some children spending less time in foster care | The Greenville News | greenvilleonline.com:

The state Department of Social Services has stepped up the rate of moving long-term foster children back with their parents or to adoptive families by 50 percent in the past fiscal year, a trend that has drawn both praise and criticism.

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Section 8 vouchers would help reduce children in foster care

Foster care system: Section 8 vouchers would help reduce children in foster care - dailypress.com:

NEWPORT NEWS — The city's housing authority and human services department are launching a pilot program that would help reunite families and prevent children from entering the foster care system.
"Foster care is not a good place for kids to be if they don't have to be," said Susan Morgan, chief of social work services. "We would be able to identify families on our caseload where we could prevent children from going into foster care or reunify families."

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Oklahoma lawmakers study difficulties of grandparents getting custody of grandchildren

Oklahoma lawmakers study difficulties of grandparents getting custody of grandchildren | NewsOK.com:

Oklahoma is among the leaders in states where grandparents are raising their grandchildren, according to census figures.

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Adoptive Parents Of Baby Veronica Sit Down With Dr. Phil

Adoptive Parents Of Baby Veronica Sit Down With Dr. Phil - NewsOn6.com - Tulsa, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports - KOTV.com |:

MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma -

The adoptive parents of a Native American girl from Oklahoma sat down with Dr. Phil Thursday to discuss their petition to the U.S. Supreme Court and the contentious adoption case.

They say having her taken away has torn their family apart.

All I can say is now they know how it feels when bio children are STOLEN from their families! How many of OUR families been torn apart? Welcome to the Adoption Racket of GREED!

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Caseworkers cannot revisit a family after case is closed, according to CPS spokesman

Caseworkers cannot revisit a family after case is closed, according to CPS spokesman » Abilene Reporter-News:

"When Child Protective Services officials close a case, they also close the door on checking back in with the family to see if conditions are better.
A caseworker cannot go back and investigate a family unless a new case is opened, according to Paul Zimmerman, regional media specialist for Texas Department of Family and Protective Services."

That's a crock of BULL!

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Ruling lets foster mother profit from baby's death to tune of $1 million, lawyer says

Ruling lets foster mother profit from baby's death to tune of $1 million, lawyer says | Tulsa World:


An appeals court ruling has allowed a Tulsa foster mother to “profit from her own neglect” by collecting about $1 million in insurance proceeds after a baby died in her care, according to court records and a motion by an attorney representing the child’s estate.

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Almost 50 children's bodies found in unmarked graveyard at Florida school

In an absolutely horrifying story, a forensics team has found that a secret graveyard hidden behind a Florida reform school could be home to nearly 50 unidentified bodies of past students. Now, families and former peers of the victims are speaking out to say the deaths were actually caused by abusive school administrators!