F. Douglas Stephenson: Imagine the US without the New Deal
The Republican Party’s backlash against the federal government envisions a return to an earlier, supposedly golden era in American history.
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California A.G. Supports Program for Unaccompanied Immigrant Youth
Last week, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra weighed in by saying that California should play a greater role in protecting youth who are fleeing dangerous conditions in their home countries. At the invitation of the Los Angeles Superior Court and …
Will The Poor Always Be With Us?
One of the more fascinating experiences of my doctoral studies at Columbia University was delving into the writings of Richard Hofstadter in Shelia Kamerman’s policy class, particularly his 1944 book: Social Darwinism in American Thought which I found to be …
The Liberal Dilemma in Child Welfare Reform
I’ve always considered myself to be a liberal, and a left-leaning one at that. As a liberal, I believe that government has the ability and the obligation to protect all of its citizens from suffering. I believe this obligation is …
Texas Law Prioritizes Child Welfare Providers Over Children
Last month, Texas state lawmakers passed House Bill 3859, which will give child welfare agencies, including those that receive government funds, protections from legal challenge if they assert their “sincerely held religious beliefs.” This means that child welfare providers can …
White House Antics Raise Anxiety Levels
Republican U.S. Senator Bob Corker representing Tennessee said it best when he described the current state of the White House as being in a downward spiral. This blogpost is not long enough to detail all the chaos that has emanated …
The Weight of Responsibility
Who Carries it in Foster Care? Daniel Carlisle, FCNI Social WorkerVoice of an FCNI Staff Over the course of the past month, I have given extra thought to the concepts and reality of “foster care”, primarily because May is National …
How New ICWA Guidelines, Regulations Support Native American Children
The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) came about because the federal government and states had a long history of treating Native American* parents as unfit just by their being Indian.
Foster Care Quality: A Missing Piece of the Story of Missing Girls
John Kelly’s article, The Foster Care Aspect of the D.C. Missing Girls Story, draws an important connection between recent uproar about missing girls in the District, many of whom turned out to be runaways, and the city’s foster care system. …
Adoption Community Seeks Safeguards as New Immigration Policies Rolled Out
When Sonya Fultz adopted her son Marty from Guatemala in 2004, she set to work securing his re-adoption in her Ohio county, getting his Social Security card and ensuring his American citizenship. Fultz adopted under an IR-4 Visa because she …
