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neechees · 1 year

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A Native woman committed suicide after her children were taken away by rcmp because she asked for refuge from her abusive relationship. Instead of helping a Native woman flee abuse with her children, they took her babies away.

Note that the video says that Manitoba has some of the highest child apprehensions by child welfare in Canads, 90% of whom are Indigenous, and until 2 years ago they got paid by the amount of apprehensions they do.

#icwa #suicide tw #ndn #native american #foster care system #canada

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b0bthebuilder35 · 2 years

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intersexfairy · 10 months

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Hey, if you haven't heard already, please take a moment to view and sign this petition about the kidnapping of an Inupiaq baby via the foster care system. There is also this site and a twitter account you can follow to stay up to date.

The reason baby Chanel is in the hands of Joseph Jurco and Nikki Richman (racist foster parents) is that her mother (Kristen Ballot-Huntington) was murdered by her father (Eric Rustad). Her maternal grandmother (Aana Arlene) is fighting to get her grandchild back home.

Again, please sign the petition and also spread the word. Chanel's family and nation deserve a world's better than this.

(If anything in this post needs correcting, please let me know)

#bring chanel home #ifairy #human rights #indigenous issues #racism #abuse #child abuse #foster care #foster care system #human rights violations #genocide

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cjbolan · 2 months

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Unpopular Opinion: Only adults feel sad at Lilo and Stitch .

Unless you were in Lilo’s situation as a kid —which sadly is a lot of kids— I think no kid fully comprehends the challenges of the foster care system. Nor the challenges of being raised by a sibling instead of a parent. Unless your family sat you down for honest talks about such heavy issues. Which was definitely not my family.

(I dunno…is my experience as a childcare worker making me underestimate kids’ intelligence?)

#don’t get me wrong lilo and Nani’s situation is a sad one #but fans saying it made them sad as a kid ? I think they’re lying or overestimating their own intelligence as a kid #I work with kids and was pretty oblivious to the movies adult themes as a kid #it’s why we got away with watching so many edgy 90s-00s Disney movies in school when I was growing up #you know… the kind of Disney movies that get content warning labels and would never be made today #kids won’t notice everything adults notice #scenes that make other fans sad made me actually laugh when I was a kid #for example I used to think lilo and Nani’s fight right after cobra left was funny #Disney #lilo and stitch #foster care #foster care system

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ex-foster · 3 months

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Common issues for former foster kids who aged out of the system:

1. A significant number face challenges in finding stable housing.

2. Higher rates of homelessness are observed among this population.

3. The transition to independence can be abrupt and overwhelming.

4. Many aging-out foster youth lack a support system.

5. Mental health issues may persist due to the trauma experienced in foster care.

6. Employment difficulties are common among individuals aging out of foster care.

7. Educational attainment is often lower for those who age out of foster care.

8. Limited access to higher education is a barrier for many.

9. The likelihood of experiencing poverty is elevated.

10. Some face difficulties accessing essential life skills.

11. Former foster youth may struggle with self-identity and belonging.

12. The foster care experience can impact their sense of trust.

13. The stigma associated with foster care can be a barrier to success.

14. Many aging-out foster youth lack guidance on financial literacy.

15. The trauma of separation can affect emotional regulation.

16. Legal emancipation does not always equate to emotional readiness.

17. Limited exposure to positive role models can hinder personal development.

18. The lack of a consistent educational environment affects academic performance.

19. Limited access to extracurricular activities impacts skill development.

20. Some aging-out foster youth may experience a sense of abandonment.

21. Peer relationships can be challenging due to differing life experiences.

22. Aging-out foster youth may face challenges in obtaining legal documents.

23. Former foster youth may have a heightened awareness of societal issues.

24. The experience of foster care can impact one's ability to trust authority.

25. Former foster youth may struggle with self-advocacy.

26. Aging-out foster youth may grapple with feelings of unworthiness.

27. Legal emancipation does not erase the emotional scars of foster care.

28. The stigma of being a "ward of the state" affects self-esteem.

29. The foster care experience can contribute to a sense of powerlessness.

30. Many aging-out foster youth desire connection and a sense of belonging.

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thundergrace · 2 years

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So go adopt a fucking baby

According to the most recent federal data, there are currently more than 400,000 children in foster care in the United States. They range in age from infants to 21 years old (in some states). The average age of a child in foster care is more than 8 years old, and there are slightly more boys than girls.

#foster care system #foster care #adoption #reproductive rights #they want to force you to give birth #then add another child to the broken underfunded undersupervised foster care system #then blame you and your child for being a burden on taxpayers #especially if you keep your child you were forced to give birth to and dare ask the government for help #caring for it

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thingstrumperssay · 2 years

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If you’re pro-foster care system and you’re anti-abortion, you’re pro-death of children after they’re born.

Manchin, Collins and Murkowski (and every republican) all voted against codifying Roe v Wade, which means that they can’t even debate about keeping our basic privacy rights. The Supreme Court won’t have to worry about any walls against them when let the states choose if they should have legalized abortion and contraception or not. (Most of them will ban them.)

I’m fucking livid.

#roe v wade #foster care #foster care system #joe manchin #susan collins #lisa murkowski #brett kavanaugh #I can't remember everybody

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snnbnny · 2 years

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i hold so much pent up anger for kids in the system, kids who have faced abuse and escaped only to be stuck in a system already failing under its own weight.

politicians are currently preaching that "we need more domestic stock of children" which is not only gruesome language to be talking about children but also is completely untrue. "On any given day, there are nearly 424,000 children in foster care in the United States. In 2019, over 672,000 children spent time in U.S. foster care"

I cannot say it enough how many children are in the system or forced to be in a toxic and abusive situation because the American foster care system is already overloaded. I myself would have been one of those kids if I didn't find a way out myself.

When there isn't enough "domestic stock of children", they mean that there isn't enough American BABIES TO TODDLERS for rich mostly white people to adopt. Because no one wants a kid thats school aged, especially no one wants a teenager.

"it is estimated that approximately 2.7 million children between the ages of 0 and 17 years could be living in institutional care worldwide." this qoute speaks for itself.

this is all so disgusting, and people who can concieve children and ESPECIALLY INNOCENT KIDS are only going to suffer.

#roe v wade #foster care #the system #foster care system

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queen-quotatious · 2 years

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There are so many crises in foster care—the original abuse, the shock and alarm when a child is removed, the courtroom fights, kids rebelling, bio parents panicking, foster parents molesting, relapses, rehabs, reabuse—that basic, low-level functioning begins to seem exemplary. These are the mediocre flatlands of child welfare, where if it's not a crisis it's not a problem.

Cris Beam, To the End of June: The Intimate Life of American Foster Care

#cris beam #to the end of june #foster care #location 55 #child welfare #child welfare system #foster care system #foster kids #abuse #tw #quotes #quote blog #queen quotatious #grad school made me read it #and i wanted to #queue

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nuggeteri · 2 months

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Foster kids are supposed to be taken care of.

That isn't the case when you go ahead and tell everyone their secrets. Hey, social workers, proffessional secrets mean you keep it to YOURSELF, not yourself along with OTHER SOCIAL WORKERS. if it was about hurting myself, i'd understand, but me being transgender?

Hey, i'm a foster kid, i haven't mentioned that before. who cares.

I'm a teen so i'm a bit rebellious- In the foster care system, at least in france, social workers have to keep little notes about kids- how they spent their day, good bad if they did anything productive if they slept or woke up late.

I never liked those. always asked to see mine but they said no-- I always found that weird. But, i do cope in self-harm and once saw a line where they said they found sharp things in my bedroom- So i assumed that's why they didn't want us to read, for us not to be able to tell when they found out when we did something 'wrong'.

Anyway-- Tonight, I went downstairs to look for somethign (another foster kid's water bottle where he hid his money, he had lost it) and get up my act of "i just woke up, i'm looking for water." But the nightguard is asleep.

Very unproffessional. The office is unlocked. extremely unproffessional.

I tell my friends this and they immediately go down to get some things down there-- something catches my eye, the binders where they used to put out notes. (Used to, because now everything's digital.)

I go ahead to read it and, would you look at that.

They had written that i was transgender. When it was supposed to be a secret.

This is bullshit. Okay, maybe i'm not the perfect calm and rule-listening little goblin, but i don't deserve to be outed. at least i think i don't. Especially when i've been put in foster care for being outed to my parents who proceeded to hit me-

Yet, somehow, this-- This felt worse.

The fact that they knew it. Yet did nothing. Or, precisely, said nothing. They didn't say shit to me.

I was outed, it was kept from me for them to keep up a nice facade, and they told me to trust them. How could i ever

how could i ever. Ever. Ever. Ever. Trust a proffessional again? Especially with the fact that this isn't the first time, a year ago a psychologue told my parents troubles i'd been having. Yet this is worse- the psy didnt out me. They did.

It seems like i was made to be outed. Huh.

#foster kids #transgender foster kid #foster teen #foster care #foster care system #is fucked up #i hate it

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fosteringinsc · 6 months

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Transforming the Foster Care System: The Biden Administration's Game-Changing Policies

Biden Administration’s Foster Care Reforms: Navigating the Pros and Cons for Child Welfare Transforming the Foster Care System: The Biden Administration’s Game-Changing Policies. The recent foster care system reforms by the Biden administration represent a pivotal shift in child welfare policy. These changes, aimed at bolstering support for kinship caregivers, safeguarding LGBTQ+ youth, and…

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#Biden administration child welfare #child welfare policy #child welfare services #foster care placement prevention #Foster care reform #Foster care resources #Foster care system #foster care system evaluation #Foster Parent Training #kinship caregivers support #legal services for families #LGBTQ+ youth protection

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creatorj-meow · 8 months

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I never seen this movie ONCE in my life till now. And now saw the cruel reality of what my race has to go through.

Never knew how much the Mexican American children suffers under the foster care system here....

I'm not one to break down in front of my family but that one SPECIFIC SCENE... is now ENGRAVED in mind now.

Now I just want to look for this movie to see it from the beginning to end.

#i never cried so hard in my life before seeing this movie #that could have happened to ME and MY SIBLINGS as well 💔#I've could have never meet my parents again #this broke me SO much....#i never broke down in front of my má like that #i am now DESPERATE TO LOOK FOR THIS MOVIE #creator j post's #my post #my original post #mexican american #original post #foster care system

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juggalomutual · 1 year

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Thank you. What was your personal experience like? What belongings were you able to keep? I have a lot of sentimental attachments (and a small hoarding habit /lh) and the thought of losing certain things stresses me out. Were you afraid? Was it lonely?

as long as it wasn't a weapon, or a sexual item, i was allowed to have it! my internet was limited though, but it varies placement to placement! i kept my shoes, my books, my clothes, and my plushies. depending on your level of care, you may or may not be able to have jewelry or belts. but most placements are good about keeping your things, so when you leave, you'll get them back (or they'll go with you). sometimes your caseworker will hold your belongings for you.

personally, i wasn't afraid, i just saw it as another stepping stone on my path to greatness, just one more thing to write about.

and yes, i was to a degree lonely. i missed my loved ones, and the people were hurting, so they turned that hurt on others. hurt people hurt people, unfortunately. but i made a few very close friends, and i know we'll be close for a long time.

#foster care #foster kid #foster care system #what happened?#juggalomutual

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loveframe · 2 years

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Heart Touching Foster Care Quote

Foster Care Quote

“Instead of growing in my belly, they grew in my heart.” – Anonymous

“Hugs can do great amounts of good, especially for children.” – Princess Diana

“People say ‘he’s so lucky to have you.” The truth is I’m so lucky to have him.” – Anonymous

“You were born with the ability to change someone’s life. Don’t ever waste it.” – Anonymous

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring and integrity, they think of you.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.

“Encourage and support your kids because children are apt to live up to what you believe of them.” — Lady Bird Johnson

“A child born to another woman calls me mom. The depth of the tragedy and the magnitude of the privilege is not lost on me.” — Jody Landers

Short Foster Care Quotes

“Everything you can imagine is real.” – Pablo Picasso

“Give me a firm place to stand, and I will move the earth.” – Archimedes

“Why hold on to someone when you know you have to let them go?” – A Foster Child

“It’s not what happens to you, but how you react that matters.” – Epictetus

“You may be in our home for a season but you’ll be in our hearts forever.” — Unknown

“Little souls find their way to you, whether they’re from your womb or someone else’s.” — Sheryl Crow

“Every kid is one caring adult away from being a success story.” — Josh Shipp

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Start by doing the necessary, then the possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” – St. Francis of Assisi

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” — Mark Twain

Foster Care Quote about Love

“Love makes a family.” – Anonymous. Foster Care Quote!

“Families don’t have to match. You don’t have to look like someone else to love them.” — Leigh Anne Tuohy

“Parenthood requires love, not DNA.” — Unknown. Foster Care Quote!

“An aware parent loves all children he or she interacts with – for you are a caretaker for those moments in time.” – Doc Childre

“Parenthood requires love, not DNA.” – Anonymous. Foster Care Quote!

“Families don’t have to match. You don’t have to look like someone else to love them.” – Leigh Anne Tuohy

“Everyone longs to be loved. And the greatest thing we can do is to let people know that they are loved and capable of loving.” — Fred Rogers