Woman gets $219,000 in child case | The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA
SCRANTON – A federal jury on Wednesday awarded $219,000 to a woman who claimed Luzerne County Children and Youth Services improperly denied her foster care payments for caring for her sister’s children.
Kinship carers are the forgotten Good Samaritans | The Sun
They’re the kind-hearted grandparents, aunts and uncles who take in child relatives abandoned, neglected or abused by their parents. But while these selfless ‘kinship carers’ are saving the Scottish Government millions, many are forced to live below the breadline.
IN THE MATTER OF: D.W.C. and J.A.C. Court of Appeals of North Carolina.
Respondent-mother (“Eloise”)[ 1 ] appeals from the trial court’s order terminating her parental rights to the minor children, D.W.C. (“Donnie”) and J.A.C. (“Johnnie”).
Children’s Bureau Express – The Rise in Kinship Adoption
A new issue brief created by ChildFocus and the North American Council on Adoptable Children, Kinship Adoption: Meeting the Unique Needs of a Growing Population, was developed to draw attention to and explore the needs of children adopted by their relatives. The issue brief points out that the number of children in foster care finding permanent homes with relatives is steadily growing—up from 21 percent in 2000 to 30 percent in 2008. The authors look at why this trend persists and how agencies can promote and support kinship adoption.
Australia – DOCS to strip grandparents of payments for childcare
Hundreds of people who look after their grandchildren full-time risk losing a special payment worth between $400 and $600 per child a fortnight after the NSW Department of Community Services announced a review.
Teens Fashion a Wardrobe for Grandparents’ Kids | Womens eNews
Grandparents who have custody of the kids often struggle to make ends meet on a fixed income. To help out, two teens in Cleveland have created a fashion-minded thrift boutique in an old car barn, with personalized shoppers, where all the clothes are free.
Nearly 25% of Phila. foster children live with kin | Philadelphia Inquirer
A new statewide child-welfare report shows a mixed picture in the region – including the encouraging finding that the percentage of Philadelphia children in foster care who live in the homes of relatives is higher than the state average.