AltWeeklies Wire
Troubled Teens Find a Home at Lost and Foundnew
But now some very vocal residents are fighting the program -- and the kids who've made it home.
Westword |
Adam Cayton-Holland |
06-13-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Oh, Baby Babynew
There's a lot of money to be made in adoptions -- Jennalee Ryan moved to Texas to continue doing that.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
06-11-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Mothers Under Siegenew
Some say the B.C. government has violated the human rights of single moms with its punitive social policies.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
06-08-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Girls Shackled, Abusednew
Staff at the Columbia Training School for troubled girls allegedly shackled eight girls, some for more than a week -- will this mean that Columbia, which is already under a federal consent decree, must finally close?
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
06-07-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
The Adoption Scamnew
Reaching Arms International claimed to specialize in placing European orphans, but prospective parents say they've been left heartbroken.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Hawkins |
05-23-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Vegan Couple's Fear of Obesity Was No Picnic for Their Kidsnew
Because of the good care they believed they were providing, the Parker's children were very healthy -- except for the seizures.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
05-14-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Safe Surrender Program Has Helped Save Dozen of Babies' Livesnew
The program operates under a simple premise of "no shame, no blame, no names," enabling new mothers who feel overwhelmed by the prospect of raising their child the chance to anonymously hand their babies over to firehouses, police stations and hospitals.
Pasadena Weekly |
Carl Kozlowski |
05-14-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Should Hip Parents Worry Less About Being Hip and More About Being Parents?new
Are my only postnatal choices really either shoulder the yoke of maternal servitude and middlebrow stagnation, or cling embarrassingly to a narcissistic delusion that no runny-nosed kid's going to cramp my oh-so-downtown style?
Baltimore City Paper |
Violet Glaze |
05-01-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Support is Key to Foster Childrens' Transitionnew
Some foster parents offer support after their foster child has come of age, but many former youths in care have no such resource to turn to.
The Georgia Straight |
Rob McMahon |
04-27-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Mississippi Defenseless in Federal Suitnew
Mississippi has announced it will settle a suit regarding widespread abuses in its foster care system. But the fate of children like John A. tell the real story.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
04-12-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Cherokee River Indian Community's Indian Takersnew
A war for custody of 4-year-old Raven Laws includes a spurious Alabama tribe.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
03-27-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Woman to Womannew
Colorado midwives bring their healing touch to the displaced mothers of Uganda.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
03-20-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Anna Nicole Smith's Secret Indian Love Childnew
Move over, Dannielynn; Anna Nicole's Native son is alive and well on the Tohono O'odham reservation, and he may be the rightful heir to the tabloid temptress' millions.
Phoenix New Times |
Charles Tatum |
03-14-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Funding the American Dreamnew
A state-sponsored program designed to help low-income families build wealth has become a saving grace for displaced hurricane victims.
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
03-12-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Child's Play: Foster Care's Fiasconew
Some children's advocates say the latest round of bills to reform foster care in Texas may make the bad situation even worse.
The Texas Observer |
Dave Mann |
03-12-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
