I never really paid attention to child welfare or foster care policy until I started to get licensed to become a foster parent. When I…
Thanks to our conservative leadership, Georgia is becoming the best place for adoption. From foster care to adoption, we still have room for improvement, but I am proud of the progress we are making as a state.
“If you aren’t willing to put money towards supports now that will save buckets of money a decade down the road, don’t call yourself a…
In the past few months, my interactions with the Division of Family and Children’s Services (DFCS) have been less than optimal. In most cases, I…
The legislative session now long behind us and campaign season in full swing with primary early voting drawing to a close, I thought readers might…
Sitting in the second of the Georgia Senate Study Committee on Foster Care & Adoption meetings was different this time. Both my husband and our…
A couple of weeks ago, the Senate Adoption and Foster Care Study Committee began at 10 am in the Senate Rules Committee Room, disappointingly minus…
This past week began a four-part series of Senate committee meetings I have and will attend regarding looking at Georgia’s foster care system. Senator Kay…