Who's best interest?

Who's best interest?
IN THE DARKNESS OF SECRECY, ALL SORTS OF THINGS GO WRONG...IF WE LOSE OUR CHILDREN...WE LOSE OUR NATION!!

The family is the basic unit of social structure. Families define and shape the individuals that are a part of the family unit. Parents teach their children their values, and teach them a moral value of what is right and what is wrong. Parents set boundaries as to what is acceptable behavior and what will not be tolerated. These are basic and fundamental rights given to parents. They are recognized by the highest court in America to be the responsibility of the parents, not the job of the government. - Dawn Michelle Irons, BSW

Nancy,Your message will continue here, but your journey is not through. You will be sorely missed..

Nancy,Your message will continue here, but your journey is not through. You will be sorely missed..
Senator Nancy Schaefer was a spokesperson for Family Values and an advocate for families & children . She had taken on our corrupt judicial system, government agencies like Child Protection services. She is gone now & we seek the truth..Click on pic and read CPS Corruption. Keep her voice alive!!

Georgia Senator Nancy Schafer

A GAG ORDER SENT FROM THE TOP, UNFORTUNATELY WORKED ALL THE WAY TO HER GRAVE.

One of our Biggest Children and Family Advocates is Murdered.....

Was she too close to exposing the Truth???
Check out the video below!!

About Me

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Educated and loving mother who is proud of her children and would like to see justice and constitutional conduct in our court rooms, but more importantly, the word Family needs to become something that is respected by all and protected by our constitution. It really does start with the parents. For more of "My" Story, see my blog and look for my picture and post called "My story to the Board of Supervisors".

We are expendable!!

OVERRULED: GOVT INVASION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS

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One public Hearing at a Time!!

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

How you can help child welfare reform

How you can help reform child welfare Some suggestions from Richard Wexler, Executive Director, National Coalition for Child Protection Reform
It’s a question we get all the time: “How can I help change the child welfare system?” Below you’ll find a few suggestions, but first, a word of warning: Often, people ask how they can help fix the system because of a personal experience. If you still have an active case with your child protective services agency you should not speak publicly about your case without first consulting your lawyer. (And yes, I know, even as I give this advice that one of the biggest problems someone caught in the child welfare net often faces is that she or he doesn’t have a lawyer.) It speaks volumes about the unchecked power of child welfare agencies that I have to give this advice, but it is a sad fact of life: Child welfare agencies can be vengeful. They can, and sometimes do, make things even worse for families if those families tell people about what the agency is doing to their children. For those who never were entangled with the system, or who are free of it now, here are a few suggestions: ● Learn the context. Often people ask how they can help fix the system because of a personal experience. But every personal experience is different. Take a look at NCCPR’s Issue Papers and the material in the NCCPR Evidence Base to get a sense of how your experience compares with how the system functions in general. ● Take a look at our suggestions for solutions. Two NCCPR publications outline specific ways to fix child welfare, and model systems to emulate. Twelve Ways to do Child Welfare Right focuses largely on improving child welfare services and changing financial incentives. Civil Liberties Without Exception focuses on reforms to bolster due process for families. ● Approach lawmakers, particularly at the state and local level. Though the federal government has created a framework within which child welfare agencies must operate, and what the federal government pays for exerts a powerful, and harmful influence, most child welfare policy still is made at the state and local level – and a lot can be changed at those levels. In most states, child welfare is an arm of state government, but in some it’s run by individual counties. So once you know which solutions you want to support, approach your state and/or local lawmakers. ● Approach local media. Child welfare systems are enormously sensitive to media coverage – just look at the sudden spikes in removal of children after a high-profile child abuse fatality – what I call a “foster care panic.” Even without changing a law or a policy, changing media coverage can change child welfare. You’ll want to contact: –Any reporters who regularly cover child welfare. –If no reporters are assigned to this beat, then you’ll want to contact the “metro editor” or “city editor.” You also may want to contact the editorial board and any columnists who regularly cover state and local issues. ● For both lawmakers and journalists: –Ask for a face-to-face meeting. –Make your initial approach in writing. Send a brief letter or, better, an e-mail, explaining that you believe the system harms many of the very children it was intended to help, and ask for a meeting to talk about possible solutions. Do not get bogged down in detail about your own case and do not accuse anyone in the system of being ill-motivated. Just give an overview of how children are being harmed. If you do not get a reply within a few days, then follow up with another e-mail, and if you still don’t get a response after a few more days, follow up with a polite phone call, preferably in the morning. –If you can get a meeting, it is likely to be brief. Both legislators and journalists have enormous demands on their time. Think very carefully about your most important points and how to make them in a meeting that may not run more than 15 minutes. –You can provide details in written material, but it must be clearly organized. You can provide a lot of information, but it needs to be divided up into “bite size” pieces. Try to offer an information “cafeteria” with lots to choose from but no one item so long that it is overwhelming. You are welcome to reprint any material on www.nccpr.org. –If you plan to discuss your own case; again, keep the material you offer and the discussion brief. But offer to provide documentation for any claim you make. If you don’t have the documentation, don’t make the claim. ● Write to media opinion pages. When you see a story about child welfare which makes points you want to reinforce – or with which you disagree – consider submitting a letter to the editor or an “op ed” column. All newspapers have letters to the editor columns. Typically, newspapers limit the length of letters to between 100 and 250 words – so you’ll need to think of one central point, even if there are many that are worthy of a response. Op ed columns generally run from 500 to 800 words – but it’s harder to get one into the newspaper. For either a letter or an op ed column be sure to read your newspaper’s guidelines for what they will accept (the guidelines usually are available on the newspaper’s website) and stick to those guidelines. If you are writing because you disagree with a news story do not question the motives of the journalists or the news organization – that will only make them even less likely to listen to you. Just use the limited number of words you have to make your case and, where necessary, set the record straight. ● Consider using the comment section on news organization websites. Most news organizations now have comment sections at the end of most stories published on their websites. It is not clear how many people actually read these comments. Also, because such sites allow people to hide behind anonymity, comment sections often are dominated by vile hate speech and personal attacks. It’s not worth venturing into those cesspools. But if you see that the dialogue is civilized, you may want to post a comment. But no matter how hateful any comments in such sections may be, don’t sink to their level. Keep the focus on the issues. ● And finally, Leave Hitler out of it. Nothing will destroy your credibility, and anger more legislators and reporters, faster than invoking “Third Reich” rhetoric, such as calling child protective services workers “Gestapo.” They are nothing of the kind. The people you’re trying to convince might well cut you off in mid-sentence – and so will I. To see why, take a look at this post to the NCCPR Child Welfare Blog. June 14, 2009

My girls

My girls
What it's all about

MAKING A DIFFERENCE..AS ONE LIFE INTERSECTS ANOTHER


A SPECIAL THANKS...

to a select few, who have taken me under their wing, treated me as family and most importantly, NEVER abandon me, nor judged me, NO MATTER WHAT.

MY ATTORNEY.. JIM BRUNELLO.

If you ever read this, You must know...You saved my life, taught me through your experiences and never forgot to remind me of my talents and the lives I have touched. When I feel down, I think of what you always told me..."You're ok Kid".

FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, THANK YOU


MY PARTNER IN CRIME...PENNY ARNOLD (AKA) TRIPPLE "C".

We were two moms waiting to be seen at the court house that lonely morning. Fate brought us together, and together we stood through fear, disbelief, pain and sorrow. I will always cherish our nights of wine, crying, studying case law, but more importantly, when I stood alone and faced Pure Evil, I was not alone, as you were always there, when I turned around.

THAT FEELING IS PRICELESS

I LOVE YOU FRIEND



ROBERT SAUNDERS.
(Never judge a book by its Cover) YOU ARE AWESOME!!
YOU GAVE US HOPE, AND THE DRIVE WE NEEDED TO FIGHT
WHEN OUR MOMENTUM ALMOST CAME TO A STAND STILL


FATHERS FOR JUSTICE and JUSTICE REFORM COALITION.

MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER..CHLOE


I watch you unfold and am amazed every day, as I now learn much from you. Your calling is much bigger, as you will soon realize.

MY QUIET WARRIOR..MY LEGACY...

NEVER OF ME, BUT THROUGH ME...
THAT IS U MY DEAR.. MISS CHLOE

VOICES

*VOICES*


Can't they hear? Can't they see? This sweet, soft voice beckons for help, "Please Hear Me". One small mouth is never a match for the selective listening social worker, Indeed.
Sad eyes, stay there and don't despair, Your voice, it pierces me as it sailed through the air. This soft voice that I did hear, will now be delivered with Power, and very Clear.
Relax little one, breathe deep with no fear, your pain we will carry, your message "They" will hear.
I won't stop, I won't, as God as my witness, and now my carreer....Then off in the distance, soft voices, they wander.....It's ok little one, ...I'm coming "My Dear"

Yes We are Coming
Justice is Here!!

(This came from deep in my gut one night that I just could not sleep. I wept uncontrollably as I heard their voices in my head; I sat down to console them and gave them my promise, for which you've just read.


BOONDOCK SAINTS CREED



We do not ask for your poor or your hungry..
We do not want your tired and sick..
It is your corrupt we claim.
It is your evil that will be sought by us..
With every breath we shall hunt them down..
Each day we will spill their blood 'til it rains down from the skies