Opponents of a bill that would require all foster parents in California to “affirm” the chosen gender identities of children in their care have called the proposed legislation an attack on constitutionally protected religious freedom and parental rights. State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), who introduced the proposed legislation, Senate Bill (SB) 407, told the…
California Bill Targets Faith-Based Foster Parents Over ‘Gender-Affirming Care,’ Opponents Say
April 28, 2023
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Overmedicated: How the US Foster Care System Is Failing Our Children
March 10, 2023
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On Jan. 17 a federal class action lawsuit was filed against the state of Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS) over inadequate prescription oversight of psychotropic drugs for children in the foster care system—putting them in danger of overdoses and serious side effects. According to the lawsuit, recent DHS data shows that at least 72.1 percent of children in…
Tennessee Children’s Services Struggling to Support Children: Audit
December 16, 2022
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Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services (DCS) put hundreds of children sleeping in state office buildings amid a staffing shortage of nearly 500 case managers and persistent turnover, according to a recently released audit (pdf) from the Tennessee Comptroller’s office. “The Department of Children’s Services is struggling to provide support services to Tennessee’s most vulnerable children…
San Diego Foster Family Network Gives Children Under 5 Loving Homes Amid Surge in Foster Care System
In recent years, San Diego County’s foster care system has exploded with new cases. Over a thousand children enter the system annually. From 2020 to 2021, 60 percent of those children were 5 years old or younger. Organizations like Angels Foster Family Network have been working to connect young foster children to “resource families,” also…
‘They’re Able to Stay Together’: Couple Adopt 6 Siblings Who Were in Foster System Due to Neglectful Parents
A couple in Minnesota adopted six siblings after they had been taken into Child Protective Services (CPS) several years ago due to neglect. Ruby Celada, 38, and her husband, Armando Ayala, 48, signed the adoption papers in Minnehaha County Courthouse late March. The happy moment was captured on camera—the six siblings, all smiles, pictured with…
A Caring Couple Who Fostered 127 Children Proves That Love is Thicker than Blood
When Irene Clements and her husband, Billy, decided to create their family through foster care and adoption, they threw themselves into what became a lifelong labor of love. Irene and Billy fostered 127 children over the many decades of their marriage. They adopted four children, including sweet Melissa who is a special-needs member of the…
Life By the Golden Rule
When Tom Monaghan was 4 years old, his dad passed away. His mother couldn’t handle raising two little boys by herself, so she dropped them off at the orphanage, and set out to try to rebuild her life. Tom and his brother spent their formative years with the Polish nuns at the orphanage. It was…
Domino’s Pizza Founder Tom Monaghan’s American Success Story
When Tom Monaghan was 4 years old, his dad passed away. His mother couldn’t handle raising two little boys by herself, so she dropped them off at the orphanage, and set out to try to rebuild her life. Tom and his brother spent their formative years with the Polish nuns at the orphanage. It was…
Foster Care Referrals Jump by a Third as Families Suffer Job Losses, Mental Issues During Lockdowns
More families were breaking down during the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic as lockdowns brought job losses and exacerbated poverty and mental problems, figures from the UK’s largest children’s charity suggested. Barnardo’s published an urgent appeal on Tuesday, asking people to consider becoming foster carers after the charity was inundated with referrals. The charity…
CPS Took Their Newborn Following Normal Bruising After a Breech Birth, Now the Parents Are Speaking Out
August 12, 2021
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When Jaimie Rose and her husband Ryan found out they were expecting their second child in January of 2020, they decided to move from Georgia to Florida. Then, before the first trimester was over, COVID hit. “I started to panic,” Jaimie, 33, remembers. “How are we going to have a birth in the hospital?” The…
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