Man charged, accused of leaving foster child in hot van Sunday

Man charged, accused of leaving foster child in hot van Sunday - WKOW 27: Madison, WI Breaking News, Weather and Sports:

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WKOW) --- An Illinois man is charged with child neglect after a woman called police concerned about a child in a hot van on Sunday. Green Bay Police were called to Titletown Brewing Company just before 2 p.m. Sunday after a woman said she found a distressed child in a van.

Grant provides free family legal help

Grant provides free family legal help:

LANCASTER - Many families at risk of losing their children due to abuse or neglect often cannot find help until it is too late. Frequently, they cannot access any assistance until they are already homeless, unemployed or in the criminal justice system.

Two arrested in connection to Cartersville DFCS office shooting

Two arrested in connection to Cartersville DFCS office shooting - Story | WAGA:

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. - Police have made two arrests in connection to a shooting that happened in the parking lot of the Cartersville office of the Department of Family and Children's Services.

Woman writes to Child Welfare Committee seeking return of her child

Woman writes to Child Welfare Committee seeking return of her child - The Hindu:

The woman, who had lodged a complaint with the police against a doctor and others in Hassan of forcibly taking away her child, has written to the Child Welfare Committee seeking the return of her child. Shwetha, the complainant, had the opportunity to spend some time with the baby at the office of the Child Welfare Committee on Saturday.

Bill to Overhaul Child Welfare Funds Will Move in Both Chambers

Bill to Overhaul Child Welfare Funds Will Move in Both Chambers - The Chronicle of Social Change:

The slightly re-named Family First Prevention Services Act, an overhaul of federal child welfare financing aimed at supporting more efforts to prevent foster care placements, will likely be introduced next week in both the House and Senate.“At a time when an opioid epidemic is tearing families across the country apart, Congress is fighting to keep families together,” said House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas), in a statement released late on Friday.

'Foster dad' jailed for treating teen in his care as sex slave making her pregnant twice

'Foster dad' jailed for treating teen in his care as sex slave making her pregnant twice | Leicester Mercury:

A "foster dad" treated a teenage girl in his care like a "sex slave" and twice made her pregnant, a court heard.The first abuse happened after he plied the 16-year-old with cannabis – and had sex with her while his sleeping wife was sedated on medication in the same bed.

Mexican father battles to raise his U.S. son

Mexican father battles to raise his U.S. son | Albuquerque Journal:

A Mexican father living in his homeland has won back the chance to raise his young son after the New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that child welfare workers wrongly rushed to terminate the father’s rights using faulty justification.