FOSTER CARE ADVOCACY

In the U.S. more children are being removed to foster care, seriously stressing the child welfare system.

A Texas study shows that black children have longer stays in foster care, are less likely to be reunited with their families, and wait longer for adoption than white or Hispanic children.

During the month of May events are being planned across the country to help retain, recruit and support critically needed foster parents as well as provide support and advocacy for foster.

I remember in January 1989 one of my former foster dads died of a heart attack and the local paper did a write-up of how he and my foster mom had taken on over 250 kids over the years.

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) are the voices of abused children in court. This is an overview of what being a CASA entails and how you can get involved.

A review of non-profit organizations providing health care, foster care, advocacy, and counseling services to youth in Yamhill County.

It's your body and no one has more incentive to take care of it than you do. Don't depend on anyone else to take the reins when it comes to your health. The responsibility lies with you. Don't be a passive patient; be a squeaky wheel.

Nathan Winograd's 2007 book "Redemption: The Myth of Pet Overpopulation and the No Kill Revolution in America" has changed the way many involved in animal rescue think about the possibility of saving every dog and cat.

International Advocates for Children vision is to strive to guard the fundamental needs of the world orphan population by engaging in advocacy, education, problem analysis, and the development of solutions based on sound research.

Response to the NYU Child Study Center Campaign, "Ransom Notes" for childhood disorder from a mother's perspective who has a child living with Autism Spectrum Disorder

If you've always wanted to help children who need it, you might consider becoming a court-appointed special advocate, or CASA. These volunteers are responsible for acting in the best interest of children who have been abused or neglected.

Children who come from violent families sometimes don't have any other choice. If you are under the age of eighteen and have a home life that is intolerable, you can petition the courts to grant you emancipation.

According to the textbook "Juvenile Delinquency, The Core". The goals of restorative justice involve turning the justice system into a recuperating system, rather than a form of retaliation. (Eye for an eye).

People will always help people. But what about animals? If you're willing to donate money, you should consider being one of the few of us who donate to help animals.

When it comes to choice, we talk mostly about the right to have an abortion. But, what about the other choices:parenting and ... adoption? Is it advocated as much as abortion does when it comes to abortion facilities, such as Planned Parenthood?

From breakfast with the Easter Bunny, to going back in time to 1915 and celebrating Easter a real old fashioned way. It is time to celebrate Easter and the start of spring and these are great ways to do something different and unique.

Senior citizens need and have the rights to many services offered by the government of Pittsburgh and non profit organizations, but getting the right information can be a hassle, unless you know where to go. And this is where these agencies come into play.

This is an article that was sent to me that I thought I should share and shows why I am pro life.

Here is a list of resources to help the homeless in New York City this Thanksgiving and Holiday Season as the weather grows colder.

Our national frenzy to protect our most vulnerable children has now culminated in the devastation of millions of children and their families. We all have an obligation to protect abused and neglected children but we can do better.