Oregon gives most foster parents a raise Oct 27, 2009
PORTLAND An overhaul of the way Oregon compensates foster parents means a big raise for most but deep cuts for some who care for children with extensive medical, mental health or behavioral problems ... Under the old system, foster parents who care for some of the state's sickest children could negotiate reimbursement with caseworkers ... As of last week, foster parents had appealed decisions involving 223 kids, including the two in Holbrook's home. (Longview Daily News, WA)
GOP's New Lightning Rod Oct 25, 2009
She and Marcus, a clinical psychologist, were raising their children -- they had four then; they have five now -- and, as foster parents, were raising some other people's children, 23 of them, a few teenagers at a time. Born in Iowa but a Minnesotan by age 12, Bachmann acquired what she calls "her family's Hubert Humphrey knee-jerk liberalism." She and her husband danced at Jimmy Carter's inauguration. (Townhall.com)
Burying The N-Word Oct 24, 2009
No. I had foster parents that taught me how swear like a sailor and I did not know any better. I heard at home. (CBS News -- Evening News)
Politicos tout ex-Modestan's heroism Oct 24, 2009
Modesto residents Don and Rose Feyerman, who have since died, considered Worley to be their ninth child and served as his foster parents, according to a 2008 Associated Press 00004000 account. A North Dakota State University psychologist, Terence Barrett, subsequently learned of Worley's hardscrabble life and heroic end and conducted his own research. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Book of the Week: "The Case for God" Oct 24, 2009
I had to respect the way Rory's foster parents acted on their religious convictionswho wouldn't. but in my mind, evangelical Christians were those who "blindly accepted that .' " My effort to reconcile those two ideas led me to The Case for God. (Slate)
Free conference for ohana caregivers Oct 24, 2009
Today in Hawai i there are over 20,000 relative caregivers raising children, including many grandparents, aunties, uncles, neighbors, and relative foster parents, all serving as a primary caregivers for children. Queen Liliuokalani Children s Center Director Kaui Castillo and Aging and Elderly Affairs Director Kealoha Takahashi are leading the way to organize this event. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Together again Oct 23, 2009
Trailor lived with foster parents in Antioch, Calif. a town about 20 miles away from her birthplace. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Therapeutic Behavioral Services community forum scheduled Oct 23, 2009
The services of TBS can help children and youth as well as parents, caregivers, foster parents, group home staff and school staff learn new ways of reducing and managing challenging behavior. The organization also assists with strategies and skills to increase the kinds of behavior that will allow children and youth to be successful in their current environment. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Patricia Maye-Wilson, 63; teacher shaped children’s spirits Oct 21, 2009
She lived with foster parents for a while and was 15 when her first son was born. Reconnecting with her family, she decided to move north to build a better life. (Boston Globe)
Cairo's Gazebo finds a new home Oct 18, 2009
Last winter its original foster parents, Slater's Great American, needed the property the gazebo had sat on for several years to expand their business. That's when the Cairo Facilities Committee, Mike Camadine, Sue Hilgendorff and Richard Booth, started brainstorming alternate sites. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Third Generation comes of age (3) Oct 18, 2009
But for years, Helen (Jonah s grandmother) still considered her Belgian foster parents her real family. She grew up fearful of trusting anyone because of her childhood sense of abandonment and the lies she had been told by adults, albeit to protect her. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
KLAS-TV's Community Pride Program Oct 17, 2009
Foster parents and working grandparents who are raising their grandchildren also qualify. Even parents of babies born on the last day of the tax year can qualify if one or both parents were employed during the year and meet income guidelines. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Rates must be fairer Oct 16, 2009
FOSTER PARENTS IN CRISIS ... WE APPLAUD Yvonne Abraham in her efforts to speak out for foster parents ... These are 24-hour jobs, as foster parents must be with the child at all times that they are not at school or at work. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Love and necessity Oct 16, 2009
FOSTER PARENTS IN CRISIS. Love and necessity. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Plea withdrawn in Utah hired beating case Oct 14, 2009
It remains in state custody and is living with foster parents. Harrison in September pleaded guilty to second-degree felony attempted murder. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
PUPPIES: Watch these 11 German shepherds on a live webcam. Oct 14, 2009
The foster parents, whose names were not released, decided to show the pups on a 24-hour Webcam on. The video had attracted nearly 150,000 viewers when I looked to see this gang sleeping. (USA Today -- Life)
Time to help foster parents Oct 14, 2009
Dickerson and thousands of other foster parents in this state open their hearts and homes to give love and stability to kids whose parents won t or can t care for them ... Most people who become foster parents have something a lot of us don t: boundless, selfless kindness ... The reimbursement rate for foster parents of very ill children, who need constant medication and around the clock care, is about $100 a day, though half of that usually goes to the social service agencies supporting and... (Boston Globe)
Investigators Make Heroin Arrests Oct 11, 2009
Chances are the foster parents will do a heck of a lot better job at raising the kids than the parents could ever do. I'm tire of Plea Bargan Bob letting criminals off easy in this county. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Should we even have a Columbus Day? Oct 10, 2009
There, white foster parents adopted them, and until the time she was 10 years old, she was raped repeatedly. The abuse mercifully stopped when the adoptive parents divorced, but she had to contend with resultant nightmares and suicidal inclinations. (Christian Science Monitor)
Relatives wonder why officials took Tenn. baby Oct 9, 2009
The couple's 3-year-old daughter, who witnessed the Sept. 29 attack on her mother, had never been apart from Gurrola before she was placed with foster parents. The child got sick on Wednesday and had to be taken to the hospital, Rodriguez said, and relatives blame her illness on the stress of being removed from her family. (MSNBC -- Crime)
The Animal League of Green Valley volunteers get ready to take rambunctious shelter dogs for a walk. From left: Leslye Hughes with Jazzy, Nona Grinolds with Lucky, and Tammy Patrick with Gus. Photo by Jaime Richardson | Green Valley News Oct 7, 2009
She said potential foster parents must have the time to devote to the animal, be tolerant of negative behaviors and be willing to teach animal house manners that help the animal become more adoptable. If you d like to learn more about fostering a shelter animal, call the Animal League at 625-3170 or stop in for a visit. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Tenn. mom left to wonder when she'll see 4 kids Oct 5, 2009
A newborn boy abducted by a woman posing as an immigration agent was again taken from his mother after a brief reunion, this time by state officials who said the baby and his three siblings would be safest with foster parents. Rob Johnson, a spokesman for the Tennessee Department of Children's Services, said the children were taken from their mother, Maria Gurrolla, "purely for safety reasons," though he would not detail why they were in danger. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Kidnapped baby in state custody for safety reasons Oct 5, 2009
An official said Yair Anthony Carillo is with foster parents purely for safety reasons ... NASHVILLE - A newborn boy abducted by a woman posing as an immigration agent was again taken from his mother after a brief reunion, this time by state officials who said the baby and his three siblings would be safest with foster parents. (Boston Globe)
Lodi couple indicted on charges of child abuse Oct 4, 2009
Connecting You to Your Community Lodi, California. September 30th, 2009. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
LeeAnn Wimmers: The story behind an accused killer Oct 4, 2009
Interviews with Wimmers' former caseworkers, foster parents and others who know her yield a portrait of a deeply troubled young woman who was failed by just about everyone central to her life. And, in the end, those who could have saved Daniella might have failed her, too. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Baby 'suffered bites and bruises' Oct 4, 2009
A detective told Belfast Magistrate's Court on Saturday that the allegations came to light when the baby was returned to his foster parents with bruising and bite marks. The child was admitted to hospital for treatment before being returned to his foster carers. (BBC News -- UK)
More of this story Oct 1, 2009
If such minor shall carry with him/her the written permission of his parent, parents, guardian or foster parents, to be absent from his home, except when the above is due to gainful employment as mentioned above. Comments. (Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Golden Triangle, MT)
Judgment Deferred For Parents Accused Of Child Neglect Oct 1, 2009
The parents may continue supervised visitation with heir daughter, which includes bathing and putting the girl to bed at her foster parents' home. Copyright 2009 by. (7 KETV Omaha)
Couple charged in assault await arraignment Oct 1, 2009
-- Two former South Sioux City foster parents are still waiting to be arraigned in another county on attempted murder and assault charges. An official from Colfax County District Court said Carlos Vega's arraignment, scheduled for Wednesday, has been continued until Nov. 18. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Edith H. Thomas Oct 1, 2009
Edith was born Sept. 17, 1911, to Lydia and Christian Hoff in Avon, S.D., and was raised in South Dakota by her foster parents, Emma and Frederick Weidenbach. She graduated with a degree in nursing from the University of Nebraska, and served as a registered nurse in Denver and Montrose for 54 years before her retirement. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Editorial: A tragic cut to CPS avoided for now Oct 1, 2009
These so-called clearance examinations not only provide evidence of abuse, they also protect foster parents against false charges of abuse that occurred before they received the children. Together, the two programs cost the county almost $400,000 annually. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Sharon Lee Ratzlaff Sep 30, 2009
She and Willis were licensed foster parents for the state of South Dakota for 44 years, caring and loving 151 children. Leaving to mourn her passing are her husband Willis; son Kurt and wife Nicole (their children Tyler, Jada, Elizabeth, Nick, and Nathan), Sioux Falls; son Chris Ratzlaff, Warroad, Minn. (Freeman Courier, SD)
Kittens Survive Dumping Along Missouri River Sep 26, 2009
Kay Chalak, one of the kittens' foster parents, said she can't imagine how someone could dump the bag full of them. "I just hope they hear this story and realize, you know, open up the phone book. There are people you can call if you can't take care of them, and they'll help you out," Chalak said. (7 KETV Omaha)
Matt Frei's diary Sep 25, 2009
If Mr Obama is pondering full-scale adoption, Vice President Joe Biden is said to be arguing voraciously, as is his style, for handing Afghanistan to foster parents, otherwise known as the United Nations. He wants out. (BBC News -- Americas)
Schools defend isolation rooms Sep 24, 2009
seniorlady wrote on Sep 23, 2009 10:47 PM:" I spoke with a man on Monday who along with his wife are foster parents. They have in their home a 10 month old and a 16 month old who was tortured from birth with 12 obvious injuries including acid in it's eyes. After many months in Vanderbilt the child's eyesight was saved. He said that at this point there were 32 children in custody, five from the same family where the parents gave up their rights and just literally threw them away or in the baby's... (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Herbert Drumm Sep 24, 2009
He was raised in West Liberty by his foster parents, James and Mattie Smallwood ... He is preceded in death by his parents and foster parents, his sister-in-law and brother-inlaw, Charlotte and Vernon Stonum, LaVerne Cook, and Homer Tietge; his grandson, Daniel A. Ramirez, and a son, James Drumm. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Babies should be in jail Sep 20, 2009
Thereafter, they would be taken care of by families, foster parents or daycare facilities. Mkhize said currently there were 168 babies living in South African prisons. (iAfrica.com)
Starved girl says her dad was convinced she was Satan Sep 20, 2009
On Friday, the girl and her brother sat in the courtroom with their foster parents, who live in King County. The brother sobbed after the hearing, burying his head against a court bench. (Longview Daily News, WA)
McCurry making new plans after landmark court win Sep 19, 2009
My childrens foster parents family name was McInnally. So I was already familiar with Scottish names. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Baby Found In Dumpster Now Doing Fine Sep 18, 2009
"Through that story we got hundreds of phone calls from people who wanted to become foster parents," Adams said. "That was one of the great benefits of that story other than the child finding a permanent home.". (News4Jax.com, FL)
Police say man abused 4-month-old Sep 16, 2009
and she gets to wonder what kind of foster parents are taking care of her baby. its hard to believe you can become a foster parent in 2 days. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Police check sweatshirt in missing boy case Sep 15, 2009
Hasanni Campbell was last seen August 10 outside a shoe store in Oakland, California, his foster parents say. Volunteers looking for 5-year-old Hasanni Campbell found a small gray sweatshirt partially buried Sunday afternoon off a cul-de-sac near an Oakland neighborhood where his foster parents reported he had disappeared last month, CNN affiliate KTVU reported, citing Oakland police ... Hasanni's foster parents, Louis Ross and Jennifer Campbell, told police Hasanni disappeared while Ross was... (CNN -- Law)
A. Pauline “Polly” Hoover (176) Sep 14, 2009
Also preceded in death by her foster parents, Mervin and Grace Trent; husband, John Hoover, to whom she was married 63 years; daughter, Bernice Elaine; sisters, Victoria Harrison, Josephine Hauger, Katheryn Racey and Nellie Scislowicz; and a brother, Charles Rogala. Survived by daughter, Dorothy and husband, William D. Blough, Boswell; grandson, John William Blough and wife, Donna, Cranberry Township; and a great-grandchild, Morgan Blough. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Foster dad says shirt is not missing Bay boy's Sep 14, 2009
Detectives continued to focus their investigation on the foster parents of a missing 5-year-old disabled boy despite prosecutors announcing there was not enough evidence to charge them with murder, police said ... Detectives continued to focus their investigation on the foster parents of a missing 5-year-old disabled boy despite prosecutors announcing there was not enough evidence to charge them with murder, police said. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Searchers for boy, 5, report finding clothing Sep 14, 2009
But Hasanni's foster parents, Louis Ross and Jennifer Campbell, said the gray sweatshirt and a sock that were found at about 1:15 p.m. at the end of Chabot Road did not belong to the boy. "It's not his," Ross told reporters while flanked by Campbell and the couple's legal adviser, Oakland attorney John Burris. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
COLUMN: Plenty of opportunities to serve, on Sept. 11 and every other day Sep 9, 2009
People also serve as youth coaches, 4-H leaders, Sunday School teachers, delivering meals on wheels, being Big Brothers and Big Sisters, serving as CASA volunteers and as foster parents. I know you can think of others. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Teams set out to search for Hasanni in Fremont Sep 6, 2009
Neither of Hasanni's foster parents participated in Saturday's search. Louis Ross has said his foster son, who has cerebral palsy and wears braces on his legs, was kidnapped outside a shoe store in Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood on Aug. 10. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Former Foster Mom Arrested In Connection With Child's Death Sep 5, 2009
More Foster Parents In The News. Sept. 3, 2009. (KERO 23, CA)
My lunch with a 'dead man' Sep 5, 2009
He also told of how he had been orphaned as a child in his native Scotland and had subsequently adopted the name of his foster parents. He refused to divulge what his former name had been. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Privacy a focus for Health Unit Sep 4, 2009
Cari Spears, a Health Services Specialist with the unit for three years, said privacy is always a concern for foster parents seeking services from the unit ... Spears said currently, foster parents don t have any guarantee that they won t be seen at the health unit with their children and recognized, or their personal information overheard. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Keep Hasanni Campbell probe going strong Sep 4, 2009
The Fremont boy, who has cerebral palsy and wears braces on his legs, has been missing for nearly a month, and investigators aren't buying the explanation provided by foster parents Louis Ross and Jennifer Campbell. Ross told police he thinks Hasanni was kidnapped Aug. 10 outside the College Avenue shoe store where Campbell, who is also Hasanni's aunt, works. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Fla. expected to face more financial woes Sep 4, 2009
The state agreed to pay nearly $4 million to two children for keeping them in a Hernando County home where they had been abused and starved by their foster parents. The state can dip into reserves to cover those current-year needs and still have a $381. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Neb. police arrest boy for DUI, hit-and-run cr00004000ash Sep 3, 2009
Foster parents arrested in disappearance of CA boy. The foster parents who held vigils pleading for the safe return of a missing 5-year-old boy with cerebral palsy have been arrested on suspicion of murder, Oakland police said Friday ... Foster parents arrested in disappearance of CA boy. (Fresno Bee)
No charges against foster parents of missing Calif. boy, but police say they are still suspects Sep 2, 2009
No charges against foster parents of missing Calif ... Foster parents of missing boy not charged ... - Detectives continued to focus their investigation on the foster parents of a missing 5-year-old disabled boy despite prosecutors announcing there was not enough evidence to charge them with murder, police said. (Boston Globe)
Discuss pregnancy Sep 2, 2009
Share the journey with other foster parents, current or prospective. 264. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Police: Boy dead, foster parents suspects Sep 2, 2009
Police say missing boy dead, foster parents suspects - CNN.com ... Police say missing boy dead, foster parents suspects ... (CNN) -- Police say the foster parents of a missing 5-year-old California boy with cerebral palsy are suspects in what is now being called a homicide investigation. (CNN)
Murderers or model parents? Sep 2, 2009
Hasanni Campbell's foster parents - whom Oakland police held over the weekend on suspicion of being involved in the 5-year-old Fremont boy's disappearance - would appear to be the least likely of suspects, according to social service records that have been turned over to investigators ... "They were really good foster parents," he said ... Articles Hasanni Campbell 's foster parents - whom Oakland police held over the weekend on suspicion of being involved in the 5-year-old Fremont boy's... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Student holds benefit concert in Holliston for return trip to Romania Sep 2, 2009
Eileen McHenry, executive director of Romanian Children's Relief in Southborough, said the combination of the recession, a moratorium on hiring government workers - which includes foster parents - and disappearing charity funds have left more children abandoned in Romania. "With the economic crisis, Eastern Europe is taking a bigger hit and the poorest people are the ones feeling it most," McHenry said. (Holliston Tab, MA)
Service to mark WWII evacuations Sep 1, 2009
The 76-year-old said in addition to the "forgotten children", the service would also remember the parents left behind and the foster parents who cared for the evacuees ... He had no idea where they were going and when he arrived in Bude, he was "selected" by his new foster parents. (BBC News -- UK)
Cops: Kidnap suspect looks good for other cases Aug 30, 2009
Crime story II: Oakland police decided early last week to arrest the foster parents of missing Hasanni Campbell - the only question was when to pull the trigger. The first hint of a turn in the case came Wednesday when Oakland police spokesman Jeff Thomason suddenly stopped talking with reporters. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Missing boy's foster parents arrested Aug 30, 2009
Foster parents arrested in boy's disappearance ... - The foster parents who held vigils pleading for the safe return of a missing 5-year-old boy with cerebral palsy have been arrested on suspicion of murder, Oakland police said ... After the boy's disappearance, his foster parents made tearful public pleas for his safe return, including vigils outside the shoe store. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Foster Parents Of Missing Oakland Boy Arrested Aug 30, 2009
-- The foster parents of missing 5-year-old Hassani Campbell, Louis Ross and Jennifer Campbell, have been arrested on suspicion of murder in the disappearance of the boy. Oakland police spokesman Jeff Thomason said the couple were being questioned by investigators after being taken into custody Friday. (KSBW 8, CA)
Pa. foster parents charged after four kids go hitchhiking Aug 29, 2009
foster parents charged after four kids go hitchhiking ... foster parents charged after four kids go hitchhiking. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Woman gets 30 days for child abuse Aug 29, 2009
Sandy wrote on Aug 28, 2009 11:52 AM:" Emily: So just because we are at a shortage for foster parents you put these children back with there parents in a unkempt household? Then when these kids grow up they think that this is the norm and do the same to their children. What a vicious cycle this will be. And AML I agree with you, she was not crying for her children; I would bet she was crying because she had to serve time. ". Kimberly wrote on Aug 28, 2009 11:40 AM:" I hope those of you... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
ICAN picnic takes on carnival flavor Aug 29, 2009
People from Ionia Community Mental Health, the juvenile court, the Department of Human Services and local schools, along with foster parents, came out to lend a hand with the event by leading groups of children from one station to the next, keeping track of everyone and serving lunch, among other things. I just really want to thank everyone, Beech said. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
