Lawmakers tire of DCFS’ lack of accountability - The Daily Journal: Local:
It was déjà vu for some state legislators Wednesday as they heard reports of ineptitude within the state's child welfare agency that left wards of the state open to neglect, abuse and crime.
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
Saturday, January 10, 2015
State increases incentives for foster parents to adopt
State increases incentives for foster parents to adopt | Star Tribune:
Thousands of Minnesota children living in temporary foster care could find permanent homes under a new state program that eliminates the long-standing financial penalty for people who adopt foster children.
Thousands of Minnesota children living in temporary foster care could find permanent homes under a new state program that eliminates the long-standing financial penalty for people who adopt foster children.
Missouri Teen Medically Kidnapped Was Raped and Sodomized While in Illinois Foster Care
Missouri Teen Medically Kidnapped Was Raped and Sodomized While in Illinois Foster Care:
Isaiah Rider is a 17-year-old Missouri resident who was taken away from his mother at the age of 16 by Illinois child protective services – DCFS – while in Lurie Children’s Hospital for medical treatment. Recently, he has come forward publicly with devastating information about the trauma that he experienced as a ward of the state of Illinois. While he was in a Chicago foster home, he was raped and sodomized. Though this has been reported to his social worker, his guardian ad litem and the authorities, nothing is being done about it according to the family.
Isaiah Rider is a 17-year-old Missouri resident who was taken away from his mother at the age of 16 by Illinois child protective services – DCFS – while in Lurie Children’s Hospital for medical treatment. Recently, he has come forward publicly with devastating information about the trauma that he experienced as a ward of the state of Illinois. While he was in a Chicago foster home, he was raped and sodomized. Though this has been reported to his social worker, his guardian ad litem and the authorities, nothing is being done about it according to the family.
Friday, January 9, 2015
Nashua little girl’s death prompts call for new legislation
Nashua little girl’s death prompts call for new legislation | New Hampshire Voice:
The death of a 3-year-old Nashua girl by her own mother prompted some lawmakers to call state authorities for new legislation to ensure children's safety.
It's About Time! In fact, way past time!
The death of a 3-year-old Nashua girl by her own mother prompted some lawmakers to call state authorities for new legislation to ensure children's safety.
It's About Time! In fact, way past time!
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
New initiative aims to keep foster children among family
New initiative aims to keep foster children among family - San Angelo Standard Times:
SAN ANGLEO, Texas - More than three-fourths of children in need of foster parents around the Concho Valley are sent elsewhere, away from friends, family — their lives — by a lack of suitable homes.
SAN ANGLEO, Texas - More than three-fourths of children in need of foster parents around the Concho Valley are sent elsewhere, away from friends, family — their lives — by a lack of suitable homes.
Monday, January 5, 2015
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