The simple fact is that it is virtually impossible to adopt a foster child across state lines in the United States. Despite pervasive misconception, this is not the result of a lack in wanting to adopt.
Daniel Heimpel | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living
The question must be floated: can we as a society be engaged in privatizing our children?
AP | STEVEN K. PAULSON | Posted 12.01.2009 | Denver
DENVER (AP)- Colorado counties say they will fight any attempt by the state to take over social services following the deaths of several children. Th...
Tamar Abrams | Posted 08.22.2009 | Living
What kind of promises could I make to a boy who just wanted to go home? He wanted to be with the people he loved, even if they hurt him.
Joel Bridgeman | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics
Governor Schwarzenegger must be trying to live up to his image as the "Terminator". His proposed solution to handle California's fiscal mess is to cu...
Tamar Abrams | Posted 04.10.2009 | Living
Chances are you've met a child who has spent time in the uncertain and violent world of people without homes. You may not have known -- often they look very much like our own children.
Patt Morrison | Posted 03.15.2009 | Living
Your Honors -- please. If you can look out for the welfare of prison inmates who are overcrowded, please look out for the welfare of these children.
Dr. Margaret Simms | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics
f we are going to make a serious dent in poverty, the US will have to develop an integrated set of policies that address the diverse and interrelated needs of the poor.
Gaylynn Burroughs | Posted 07.08.2008 | Living
Parenting while poor almost always leads to suspicion. Not surprisingly, poor families are up to 22 times more likely to be involved in the child-welfare system than wealthier families.
Jeff Katz | Posted 12.22.2009 | Politics