A number of states are looking at, or have gone to private foster care as one part to reform the foster care system. Some states have been going back and forth on what would be best. Some people view this as a way out for the state instead of fixing the problems they just pass the responsibility to someone else.

The foster care system has been placed into shambles by the state and now they are searching for a way out without fixing the problems. People are all over the board on what they think of foster care remaining public or going private.

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An 8 month old boy and his 1 year old sister have been placed in foster care in Richland Hills, Texas. These two children’s lives have changed due to their family’s involvement in drugs.

The two children were living with the grandmother and mother(she is expecting another baby any day) before being placed into foster care. The grandmother was caring for the 8 month old boy and while in her care, he “accidentally” ingested drugs. The mother returned home and noticed something was wrong with the boy and took him the emergency room, where he was later transferred to a local children’s hospital.

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Foster children that are illegal immigrants are leaving the system without checking into the possibility of receiving their green cards. Then they become adults with a limited future. By not having legal status they will face problems with education, employment concerns, along with being deported.

Some neglected, abandoned and abused foster children are eligible for legal residency under federal law. They have to be dependents of the state, under the age of 21 and unmarried. Not every child that applies will receive their green card. Any national can apply. The children could have been brought to the United... more

Should adoption only be an option for children that have suffered abuse? What about the thousands of children in foster care and worldwide that suffer neglect? What should their fate be? Not every child in foster care has suffered abuse. A number of them fall under the term neglected. Neglect is a huge umbrella that a whole host of things fall under.

Neglect can be a parent not having their children seen by a doctor or receiving immunizations, a child with eczema left untreated to the point the child’s skin is bleeding, or not giving your child prescribed medication. A little boy had been born with a malformed penis that needs surgery to function normally. It was not painful... more

A father of an 11 month old boy that was abandoned earlier this month in a hospital parking lot in Delaware is facing charges on child endangerment and abandonment. The police are also looking into the disappearance for the toddler’s mother last seen June 7 with her son and boyfriend. The last time she was heard from was June 8, her six year old son that lives with his father talked with her.

The boyfriend is being called a person of interest by police. Police are still investigating whether... more

A new state reports that the state is still failing the children in foster care. There are a few areas that they have talked about changing things. Some totally make sense and should have happened long ago, while other changes could be a step back instead of improving.

First major area of concern is the high caseloads, burnout and high turn over with their caseworkers. Caseworker caseload involves 20 to 30 cases per worker. I do believe the caseload is too high due to the amount of work involved with each child. I do know that other... more

California is in the process of trying to help the foster children that are aging out of the system by passing AB 845 which will offer transitional housing to the foster children along job training, financial planning, education needs and other resources.

Some senators are threatening to block this, and it is believed that it may fall short of two-thirds majority votes. So, any foster children living, or who knows someone living in California please, email or fax your local congress at the link provided below to support the much needed change in the foster care system.

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As the drug problems continue to grow in this country, so do the number of children coming into the foster care system. With “meth” use and manufacturing on the rise, the foster care system will continue to struggle with the demands of meeting the needs of the children affected by the drugs.

When a meth house or manufacturing house is raided by law enforcement officers, it has become a common thing finding 3, 4 or more children living there The truth is that drugs have become a part of this country so, we have to find a way to deal with the effects of the drugs.

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Children living in foster care is suppose to be a temporary situation. There are cases where children spend years living in foster care. Should this concern us for a number of reasons?

The biological parents deserve time to get their lives together so they can get their children back from foster care. This is a point that most of us can agree with. Should there be a time frame that the courts have to follow? Why should parents get years to decide to be responsible parents?

Being a parent is not about convenience. It should be about the children. As a parent you must have a commitment... more

A foster mom was the only mother a 10 year old boy has known for 8 years of his life. Then in a flash she is no longer is mother. The foster child was raised with the foster mom’s son that he new as a brother. With the tap of the judge’s gavel the life this child knew ended.

The foster mom got the most dreaded call that took a child that she had raised as her own and gave her three days to pack him up. What happened to allowing the child to transition to returning to his biological mother?

The boy was allowed to finish the school year at his old school where his foster mother is a substitute... more