May 21, 2008

May 21, 2008 / Last updated : May 21, 2008 14thdaymom child welfare reform, foster care abuse

Checking In: Violations in Texas Foster Care

Below I have compiled a sample of real violations within the foster care system in Texas. These facilities are in major metropolitan areas (ie Dallas/Ft.Worth, Austin, San Antonio areas) and they are listed here exactly as they are reported here by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. While we talk about foster care […]
May 21, 2008 / Last updated : May 21, 2008 14thdaymom child welfare reform, foster care abuse

Texas foster care system struggling

Some, but not enough, experience the challenges and joys of opening homes and hearts. By Corrie MacLaggan AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Monday, May 07, 2007MANOR — Yolanda and Michael Gobert tell friends, business associates and fellow members of Little Zion Baptist Church about something they’ve been doing for four years, something they think others should consider: foster […]
May 21, 2008 / Last updated : May 21, 2008 14thdaymom child custody

FLDS parents complain of vague custody plans

Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints make their way towards the Tom Green County Courthouse in San Angelo, Texas for the first round of hearings regarding the family plans on Monday, May 19, 2008. (AP Photo/San Angelo Standard-Times, Brian Connelly) Tuesday, 20 May 2008 Michelle Roberts – THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN ANGELO, Texas […]