(WJBK) - He's supposed to be an advocate for vulnerable kids, serving on the Macomb County Adoption Board and fostering children in his home for years. But now the 61-year old man is charged with sexually abusing one of his adopted children.
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
Monday, August 29, 2016
Man who fostered at-risk children, charged for sexual abuse
Man who fostered at-risk children, charged for sexual abuse - Story | WJBK:
Child-welfare bill in Congress would put more kids at risk
Child-welfare bill in Congress would put more kids at risk - Orlando Sentinel:
Tragic stories about abused and neglected children hit the headlines nearly every day throughout our country. When we hear accounts of kids sleeping in office buildings because state workers have nowhere to send them, it not only breaks our hearts; it prompts us to demand changes to our nation's child-welfare system and re-examine the options for kids in dire situations.
Tragic stories about abused and neglected children hit the headlines nearly every day throughout our country. When we hear accounts of kids sleeping in office buildings because state workers have nowhere to send them, it not only breaks our hearts; it prompts us to demand changes to our nation's child-welfare system and re-examine the options for kids in dire situations.
Building An Empire On Foster Care
Building An Empire On Foster Care:
For-profit foster care agencies seek to maximize income and reduce expenses, like any other business.
Children and minors have faced constant disadvantages for ages; they are the most under-represented among all groups. Minors do not receive the same respect, and their concerns are considered naive. Add not having parents to advocate for you and your well-being, and we have foster children. Foster children are severely neglected and face constant disadvantages within the foster system, specifically in regards to the for-profit foster care system.
For-profit foster care agencies seek to maximize income and reduce expenses, like any other business.
Children and minors have faced constant disadvantages for ages; they are the most under-represented among all groups. Minors do not receive the same respect, and their concerns are considered naive. Add not having parents to advocate for you and your well-being, and we have foster children. Foster children are severely neglected and face constant disadvantages within the foster system, specifically in regards to the for-profit foster care system.
Cracks in the child welfare system
Cracks in the child welfare system | Various | wcnc:
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- So far this year, nearly two dozen kids have died within one year after an allegation of abuse or neglect was investigated by North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services. And the number for 2016 is only expected to go up.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- So far this year, nearly two dozen kids have died within one year after an allegation of abuse or neglect was investigated by North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services. And the number for 2016 is only expected to go up.
Lawmakers are Criminalizing Busy Parents
Lawmakers are Criminalizing Busy Parents | Heat Street:
What’s wrong with this admonition from the Department of Child and family Services in Illinois, which states, “NEVER LEAVE A CHILD ALONE IN THE CAR — IT’S THE LAW” ?
What’s wrong with this admonition from the Department of Child and family Services in Illinois, which states, “NEVER LEAVE A CHILD ALONE IN THE CAR — IT’S THE LAW” ?
'My baby is gone,' Fort Worth mother cries after infant dies in foster home
'My baby is gone,' Fort Worth mother cries after infant dies in foster home | Dallas Morning News:
A Fort Worth mother wants answers — and authorities are investigating — after a 10-month-old girl died in foster care this week.
A Fort Worth mother wants answers — and authorities are investigating — after a 10-month-old girl died in foster care this week.
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