Langevin Bill to Change Foster Care Financing

Langevin Bill to Change Foster Care Financing | The Chronicle of Social Change:

Rep. Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) introduced a bill late last week that would implement a number of the major foster care financing reforms proposed by two influential foundations last year.Chief among them: making all foster youth eligible for federal funding under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, but limiting federal funds to three years of foster care for each youth.

My Comment: Title IV Federal funding has not been used in the manner it was supposed to be used for many, many years. If the Federal Govt. audited all CPS/DCYF agencies Nationwide and kept auditing them, they would be in for a big surprise. Sooner or later the fraud would be uncovered. Federal mandates that are already in place are not followed. In order for the State to collect federal funding for each child placed in Foster care, the parent must be eligible for TANF, signing up for TANF, or already on TANF. In N.H. DCYF worker’s fill out Title IV funding applications for Mother’s who are not on TANF, not eligible and not signing up for TANF. When the parent refuses to sign on the dotted line, knowing that none of these scenario’s pertain to her situation, the DCYF worker signs it herself. Note to the Federal Govt.: Audit every one of them and save the taxpayer’s some money!

Pelletier family is reunited, and DCF must take stock

Pelletier family is reunited, and DCF must take stock - Editorials - The Boston Globe:

SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Justina Pelletier returned to her parents’ home on Wednesday, ending an unhappy custody dispute that focused a harsh national spotlight on the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families. To the web-driven “Free Justina” movement, the state’s decision to take Pelletier away from her family last year, after a hospital raised concerns that she may have been abused, was a textbook case of an overweening government trampling a family’s rights.

Don't Choke Foster Kids With Rubber Gloves - Baby LK Report for June 22,2014

Florida Gov. Scott Signs Late Term Abortion Bill

Florida Gov. Scott Signs Late Term Abortion Bill:

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Under a new law, abortions will be illegal in Florida at any point in a woman's pregnancy if her doctor determines that the fetus could survive outside the womb.

Governor Scott Signs Child Abuse And Neglect Legislation

Governor Scott Signs Child Abuse And Neglect Legislation:

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Rick Scott announced he has signed Senate Bill 1666 which strengthens laws and increases resources to protect children from abuse and neglect.

Texas Child Protective Services Assessment Ignores Abuses of Power

Texas Child Protective Services Assessment Ignores Abuses of Power:
AUSTIN, Texas—The Child Protective Services (CPS) Division of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (TDFPS) released the second of two reports that were created as part of an “Operational Assessment” conducted by The Stephens Group (TSG), a consulting firm based out of New Hampshire.

FBI Crackdown Targets Child Prostitution Nationwide

FBI Crackdown Targets Child Prostitution Nationwide - Wall Street Journal - WSJ.com:

Federal, Local Agents Free 168 Youth, Arrest 281 Alleged Sex Traffickers