Archives for January 2017

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Agency faces lawsuit over death of child in foster care Standard Speaker - January 02, 2017 Wilkes-Barre residents Nichole Puscavage and Anthony Cook filed suit against the agency in January 2016, accusing caseworkers of "sheer incompetence" for … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: When foster care puts kids in peril (Opinion) New York Daily News - December 31, 2016 Child welfare has been down this road before. A high-profile tragedy involving a death of a child "known to the system" - this time, Zymere Perkins - is … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Child Care Scarcity Has Very Real Consequences For Working Families (Includes audio) National Public Radio - January 03, 2017 What happened to Walia's family is rare. But it's the deepest fear of parents who face severely limited child care … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Mangano Recognizes January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month as Nassau DSS Receives State Award (Press release) Public - January 03, 2017 Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced today that Children's Protective Services (CPS), a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Family Preservation at All Costs? The Case of Zymere Perkins (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - January 03, 2017 The death of Zymere Perkins unleashed a media firestorm resulting in the resignation of the head of ACS. The state and city have … [Read more...]