Family Rights and Child Abuse News

CPS Corruption and Human Trafficking Exposed in San Luis Obispo

by Yvonne Mason

CPS Corruption and Human Trafficking Exposed in San Luis Obispo Republicans Sam Blakeslee and Able Maldonado have teamed together for a child charity in the greater San Luis Obispo area named "The Family Care Connection".

While promoting this charity both politicians refuse to review corruption in the local CPS office. Legislation gives states incentives under Title IV-E to increase the number of children adopted out from foster care. Title IV funding provided to local CPS offices is being used for capturing and adopting out children. However, not all of these children are abused or neglected. Many children who are taken by CPS are not at risk or in any danger thus our Government is creating a form of "child trafficking". Children are becoming a very "profitable commodity". Under section 1962(b) of the RICO Act it unlawful for a person to acquire or maintain an interest in an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity. Since a RICO claim cannot be made in the absence of criminal activity many parents are being unjustly prosecuted in kangaroo courts so that children can remain in the "system".

protectingourchildrenfrombeingsold.wordpress.com

March 20, 2013

Maryland foster care: Advocates voice concerns over embattled foster care provider

by Yvonne Wenger

Advocates for Maryland's abused and neglected youths said Wednesday that the state's second-largest foster care placement company failed the children in its care by allowing the qualification assessments of the homes they live in to lapse.

Ed Kilcullen, director for Maryland's network of Court Appointed Special Advocates, said he is alarmed that the Hyattsville-based Contemporary Family Services did not document annual recertification for some of its homes, including providing up-to-date records such as criminal background clearances. The state has issued a pending sanction against the company that could block new referrals for foster care placement.

baltimoresun.com

February 1, 2012

Center changes name but goals remain the same

by Zach Markovic

The center, previously known as the Collin County Children's Advocacy Center, is undergoing a facelift with a new name, new logo and new mission statement.

Last year the Children's Advocacy Center of Collin County had 4,251 referrals for services. On average they see 275 clients a week in the therapy department. They served more than 1,200 in the center's Rainbow Room. The Rainbow Room is set up almost like a mini department store for the child. It is an emergency resource center stocked with all new items -- clothes, toys, books and toiletries.

Lewisville Leader

June 10, 2010

Sponsor pulls faith-based foster care bill, says 'not about discrimination' against LGBT people

by Zach Pluhacek

A Seward lawmaker has tabled his measure aimed at protecting faith-based foster care agencies from losing state funding if they decline to work with same-sex couples.

Sen. Mark Kolterman said the bill's intent was not to encourage or enable discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people in Nebraska but to keep faith-based agencies from going out of business to the detriment of 5,600 children in the foster care system.

journalstar.com

April 2, 2016

'They Kidnapped our Child': Why CPS Needs Transparency Now

by Zach Weissmueller

In April 2013, police officers and a social worker from Sacramento County's Child Protective Services entered the home of Anna and Alex Nikolayev and took their baby, Sammy, away from them. They had no warrant.

The secrecy surrounding CPS stems from the nature of California's juvenile dependency courts which only allow limited press access and seal all court records. While media and other interested parties can petition the court to open the records, this can be a lengthy process and by no means guarantees results. ReasonTV petitioned the court to open the records in the Nikolayev's case and, almost two months later, we have still not received a ruling from the judge.

reason.com

August 12, 2013