WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Trump acted to strengthen America’s child welfare system by signing a historic Executive Order (EO) aimed at improving outcomes for children and families. This EO focuses on three key areas of action: improving partnerships, improving resources, and improving oversight. “President Trump’s executive order demonstrates how his administration has prioritized...
Continue readingSudden, lasting separation from parent can permanently alter brain
I feel badly for the children who are taken from their families at the border because they are the innocents. I find it difficult to feel badly for the parents because they are not the innocents. The adults know ahead of time that what they are doing is illegal, and they are doing it...
Continue readingTrump has passed a new federal law aimed at keeping at-risk families together during treatment
This new federal law will change foster care as we know it BY TERESA WILTZ Stateline.org May 03, 2018 01:00 AM WASHINGTON A new federal law, propelled by the belief that children in difficult homes nearly always fare best with their parents, effectively blows up the nation’s troubled foster care system. Few outside child...
Continue readingThis is why Trump’s recommendation to replace SNAP FOOD STAMPS with food boxes is a bad idea… and its not really about the food or the money.
And when it was my turn, there was nobody left to speak up for me… I know this isn’t normally in line with my blog topic of Foster Care but it does relate to the interest of families all across our country. So, please take a moment and help me get this message out....
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