The New York Times 9:00 am on May 12, 2022
Tags: Attacks on Police ( 134 ), florida ( 604 ), Foster Care, Group Homes and Supportive Housing ( 26 ), Juvenile Delinquency ( 14 ), Mental Health and Disorders ( 548 ), Volusia County (Fla) ( 2 ), Youth ( 250 )

How Two Middle School ‘Desperadoes’ Ended Up in a Police Shootout

A 14-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy took up weapons after a torturous journey through Florida’s juvenile mental health system.

#attacks-on-police, #florida, #foster-care, #group-homes-and-supportive-housing, #juvenile-delinquency, #mental-health-and-disorders, #volusia-county-fla, #youth

The New York Times 3:14 pm on March 17, 2022
Tags: Addy, Campbell, Black People ( 2,836 ), Content Type: Personal Profile ( 2,434 ), Fashion and Apparel ( 734 ), Feeling Seen: The Photographs of Campbell Addy (Book), Foster Care, Homosexuality and Bisexuality ( 510 ), Peckham (London, England), Photography ( 421 ), Race and Ethnicity ( 1,908 ), your-feed-fashion ( 341 )

Campbell Addy Up Close

The photographer of the moment on what it takes to be seen.

#addy-campbell, #black-people, #content-type-personal-profile, #fashion-and-apparel, #feeling-seen-the-photographs-of-campbell-addy-book, #foster-care, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #peckham-london-england, #photography, #race-and-ethnicity, #your-feed-fashion

The New York Times 12:35 am on March 12, 2022
Tags: Bryant, Ma'Khia ( 6 ), Columbus (Ohio) ( 37 ), Foster Care, Ohio ( 179 ), Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings ( 1,328 ), Police Department (Columbus, Ohio) ( 8 ), Reardon, Nicholas (Columbus, Ohio, Police Officer) ( 2 )

Officer Who Killed Ma’Khia Bryant Will Not Face Charges

The 16-year-old girl had a turbulent life in Ohio’s foster care system and was swinging a knife at a woman when a police officer fatally shot her last year.

#bryant-makhia, #columbus-ohio, #foster-care, #ohio, #police-brutality-misconduct-and-shootings, #police-department-columbus-ohio, #reardon-nicholas-columbus-ohio-police-officer

The New York Times 10:00 am on March 9, 2022
Tags: Administration for Children's Services (NYC) ( 12 ), Foster Care, Human Trafficking ( 108 ), Hunts Point (Bronx, NY) ( 7 ), Little Flower, New York City ( 2,837 ), New York State ( 783 ), Office of Children and Family Services (NYS) ( 2 ), Prostitution ( 47 )

How Sex-Trafficking Couple Gained Access to Women in Foster Care

A Bronx couple used foster care to exploit vulnerable young women, prosecutors and a woman who had been placed in their home said.

#administration-for-childrens-services-nyc, #foster-care, #human-trafficking, #hunts-point-bronx-ny, #little-flower, #new-york-city, #new-york-state, #office-of-children-and-family-services-nys, #prostitution

The New York Times 11:37 pm on February 9, 2022
Tags: Foster Care, Human Trafficking ( 108 ), Manhattan (NYC) ( 559 ), Prostitution ( 47 ), Sex Crimes ( 662 )

Married Couple Charged With Sex Trafficking Adult Fost

Prosecutors in Manhattan say Kareem and Sharice Mitchell trafficked eight women, including two whom Ms. Mitchell had taken in as foster children.

#foster-care, #human-trafficking, #manhattan-nyc, #prostitution, #sex-crimes

The New York Times 4:39 pm on November 30, 2021
Tags: Adoptions ( 61 ), Children and Childhood ( 1,216 ), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) ( 13,553 ), Cyberwarfare and Defense ( 241 ), Foster Care, International Relations ( 506 ), Masks ( 700 ), Parenting ( 1,096 ), Women and Girls ( 1,836 )

Becoming a Parent, or Deciding Not To

Betty Rollin and other readers discuss whether it is “still OK to procreate.” Also: Following the kids’ lead on masks; regulating cyberwar.

#adoptions, #children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #cyberwarfare-and-defense, #foster-care, #international-relations, #masks, #parenting, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 5:31 pm on November 10, 2021
Tags: Administration for Children's Services (NYC) ( 12 ), Adoptions ( 61 ), Foster Care, Legal Aid Society ( 26 )

They Wanted to Foster Their Great-Grandson. Why Did New York Say No?

A lawsuit challenges New York’s system of disqualifying potential foster parents because of their criminal records.

#administration-for-childrens-services-nyc, #adoptions, #foster-care, #legal-aid-society

The New York Times 3:26 pm on September 22, 2021
Tags: Child Abuse and Neglect ( 281 ), Children and Childhood ( 1,216 ), Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) ( 2 ), Foster Care, Parenting ( 1,096 )

Foster Care: ‘We Must Not Fail More Children’

Readers discuss a guest essay urging placement with relatives when possible.

#child-abuse-and-neglect, #children-and-childhood, #court-appointed-special-advocates-casa, #foster-care, #parenting

The New York Times 9:00 am on September 16, 2021
Tags: Adoptions ( 61 ), Children and Childhood ( 1,216 ), Drug Abuse and Traffic ( 259 ), Foster Care, Poverty ( 192 )

Our Foster Care System Is Fundamentally Broken

Group homes have to go before more youths are harmed.

#adoptions, #children-and-childhood, #drug-abuse-and-traffic, #foster-care, #poverty

The New York Times 7:00 am on August 30, 2021
Tags: Administration for Children's Services (NYC) ( 12 ), Batties, Julissia ( 3 ), Bronx (NYC) ( 167 ), Carrion, Gladys, Child Abuse and Neglect ( 281 ), Child Custody and Support ( 29 ), Children and Childhood ( 1,216 ), Foster Care, New York City ( 2,837 ), Office of Children and Family Services (NYS) ( 2 ), Parenting ( 1,096 )

At Birth, She Already Had a Case File. At 7 Years Old, She Was Dead.

A child welfare system meant to protect Julissia Batties from an abusive home life failed the ultimate test.

#administration-for-childrens-services-nyc, #batties-julissia, #bronx-nyc, #carrion-gladys, #child-abuse-and-neglect, #child-custody-and-support, #children-and-childhood, #foster-care, #new-york-city, #office-of-children-and-family-services-nys, #parenting

The New York Times 9:00 am on August 19, 2021
Tags: Affordable Housing ( 152 ), Content Type: Personal Profile ( 2,434 ), Elderly ( 405 ), Families and Family Life ( 444 ), Foster Care, Grandparents ( 65 ), Joint Center for Housing Studies ( 2 ), Oregon ( 150 ), Real Estate and Housing (Residential) ( 1,193 ), United States ( 3,935 )

‘Grandfamily’ Housing Caters to Older Americans Raising Children

Intergenerational communities are sprouting up as the need grows for homes that suit aging adults and their young charges.

#affordable-housing, #content-type-personal-profile, #elderly, #families-and-family-life, #foster-care, #grandparents, #joint-center-for-housing-studies, #oregon, #real-estate-and-housing-residential, #united-states

The New York Times 3:03 pm on June 17, 2021
Tags: Catholic Social Services ( 3 ), Decisions and Verdicts ( 450 ), Discrimination ( 1,463 ), First Amendment (US Constitution) ( 78 ), Foster Care, Homosexuality and Bisexuality ( 510 ), Roman Catholic Church ( 281 ), Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships ( 103 ), Supreme Court (US) ( 1,253 )

Supreme Court Backs Catholic Social Services in Case on Gay Rights and Foster Care

The unanimous ruling was further evidence that claims of religious liberty almost always prevail in the current court.

#catholic-social-services, #decisions-and-verdicts, #discrimination, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #foster-care, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #roman-catholic-church, #same-sex-marriage-civil-unions-and-domestic-partnerships, #supreme-court-us

The New York Times 3:00 pm on June 5, 2021
Tags: Black People ( 2,836 ), Catholic Social Services ( 3 ), Children and Childhood ( 1,216 ), Discrimination ( 1,463 ), Foster Care, Freedom of Religion ( 97 ), Homosexuality and Bisexuality ( 510 ), Kavanaugh, Brett M ( 96 ), Parenting ( 1,096 ), Philadelphia (Pa) ( 151 ), Race and Ethnicity ( 1,908 ), Religion-State Relations ( 72 ), Teenagers and Adolescence ( 203 ), Transgender and Transsexuals ( 344 ), United States ( 3,935 ), Youth ( 250 )

A Supreme Court Case Poses a Threat to L.G.B.T.Q. Foster Kids

Will Philadelphia be able to exclude a Catholic adoption agency from its foster care system because it refuses to work with gay couples?

#black-people, #catholic-social-services, #children-and-childhood, #discrimination, #foster-care, #freedom-of-religion, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #kavanaugh-brett-m, #parenting, #philadelphia-pa, #race-and-ethnicity, #religion-state-relations, #teenagers-and-adolescence, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #united-states, #youth

The New York Times 4:31 pm on May 8, 2021
Tags: Child Custody and Support ( 29 ), Children and Childhood ( 1,216 ), Columbus (Ohio) ( 37 ), Foster Care, George Floyd Protests (2020) ( 1,336 ), Ohio ( 179 ), Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings ( 1,328 )

Ma’Khia Bryant’s Journey Through Foster Care Ended With an Officer’s Bullet

The 16-year-old girl was fatally shot while threatening a young woman with a knife. She had spent two years shuttling among Ohio foster homes, hoping to return to her mother.

#child-custody-and-support, #children-and-childhood, #columbus-ohio, #foster-care, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #ohio, #police-brutality-misconduct-and-shootings

The New York Times 9:00 am on April 30, 2021
Tags: Babies and Infants ( 153 ), Foster Care, Parenting ( 1,096 )

‘How’s Our Girl?’: On Loving a Foster Child and Letting Go

Every time we choose to love other mortal beings, someday, we will have to give them back.

#babies-and-infants, #foster-care, #parenting

The New York Times 5:00 am on March 12, 2021
Tags: Children and Childhood ( 1,216 ), Dating and Relationships ( 446 ), Foster Care, Love (Emotion) ( 343 )

Why I Took a Vow of Celibacy

In my life, sex and love have been twisted up with childhood trauma. Time for a break.

#children-and-childhood, #dating-and-relationships, #foster-care, #love-emotion

The New York Times 4:16 pm on February 1, 2021
Tags: Adoptions ( 61 ), Child Abuse and Neglect ( 281 ), Children and Childhood ( 1,216 ), Families and Family Life ( 444 ), Foster Care, Philanthropy ( 328 ), Quarantine (Life and Culture) ( 2,794 ), Teenagers and Adolescence ( 203 )

Advice on How to Become a Foster Parent

The process has changed during the pandemic, but getting started is easier than you might think.

#adoptions, #child-abuse-and-neglect, #children-and-childhood, #families-and-family-life, #foster-care, #philanthropy, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #teenagers-and-adolescence

The New York Times 10:00 am on January 22, 2021
Tags: Adoptions ( 61 ), American Baby: A Mother, a Child, and the Shadow History of Adoption (Book) ( 2 ), Babies and Infants ( 153 ), Birth Control and Family Planning ( 174 ), Books and Literature ( 2,542 ), Children and Childhood ( 1,216 ), Foster Care, Glaser, Gabrielle ( 2 ), Katz, Margaret Erle (1944- ), Louise Wise Services, Parenting ( 1,096 ), Pregnancy and Childbirth ( 367 ), Rosenberg, David (1961-2014), Women and Girls ( 1,836 )

Adoption Used to Be Hush-Hush. This Book Amplifies the Human Toll.

In “American Baby,” Gabrielle Glaser unravels family secrets and considers the motivations that wove them into American life in the first place.

#adoptions, #american-baby-a-mother-a-child-and-the-shadow-history-of-adoption-book, #babies-and-infants, #birth-control-and-family-planning, #books-and-literature, #children-and-childhood, #foster-care, #glaser-gabrielle, #katz-margaret-erle-1944, #louise-wise-services, #parenting, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #rosenberg-david-1961-2014, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 3:23 pm on January 9, 2021
Tags: Adoptions ( 61 ), Children and Childhood ( 1,216 ), Foster Care, Parenting ( 1,096 ), Unemployment ( 558 ), Welfare (US) ( 49 ), Youth ( 250 )

Foster Care Was Always Tough. Covid-19 Made It Tougher.

While some child welfare systems have pivoted to a remote reality, advocates say it hasn’t been uniform or quick enough for the country’s 400,000 foster kids.

#adoptions, #children-and-childhood, #foster-care, #parenting, #unemployment, #welfare-us, #youth

The New York Times 10:00 am on January 7, 2021
Tags: Child Abuse and Neglect ( 281 ), Foster Care, Hansell, David, Homosexuality and Bisexuality ( 510 ), Netherlands ( 123 ), New York City ( 2,837 ), Teenagers and Adolescence ( 203 ), theo sandfort, Transgender and Transsexuals ( 344 )

Child Welfare Agency Cuts Ties to Professor Over Pedophile Studies

The New York City Administration for Children’s Services will no longer work with Theo Sandfort, a professor who headed a separate study on L.G.B.T.Q. youth in foster care.

#child-abuse-and-neglect, #foster-care, #hansell-david, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #netherlands, #new-york-city, #teenagers-and-adolescence, #theo-sandfort, #transgender-and-transsexuals

The New York Times 9:01 pm on December 16, 2020
Tags: Books and Literature ( 2,542 ), Christmas ( 150 ), Dating and Relationships ( 446 ), Foster Care, Love (Emotion) ( 343 ), McLain, Paula ( 3 )

Modern Love Podcast: A Holiday Lesson About Desire

This holiday season, it’s OK to want more.

#books-and-literature, #christmas, #dating-and-relationships, #foster-care, #love-emotion, #mclain-paula

The New York Times 8:53 pm on November 21, 2020
Tags: africa ( 471 ), Black People ( 2,836 ), Camfed ( 3 ), Cataracts ( 5 ), Children and Childhood ( 1,216 ), Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) ( 2 ), Education (K-12) ( 1,143 ), Foster Care, Himalayan Cataract Project (Nonprofit), OneGoal, Philanthropy ( 328 ), Reading and Writing Skills (Education) ( 32 ), Reading Partners (Nonprofit), United States ( 3,935 ), Volunteers and Community Service ( 101 )

Choose a Gift That Changes Lives

Educate a girl. Send a young person to college. Restore a person’s sight.

#africa, #black-people, #camfed, #cataracts, #children-and-childhood, #court-appointed-special-advocates-casa, #education-k-12, #foster-care, #himalayan-cataract-project-nonprofit, #onegoal, #philanthropy, #reading-and-writing-skills-education, #reading-partners-nonprofit, #united-states, #volunteers-and-community-service

The New York Times 8:00 am on November 11, 2020
Tags: Administration for Children's Services (NYC) ( 12 ), Bronx (NYC) ( 167 ), Brooklyn (NYC) ( 399 ), Casey, Annie E, Foundation ( 2 ), Colombia ( 134 ), Columbia University ( 63 ), Foster Care, Group Homes and Supportive Housing ( 26 ), Homosexuality and Bisexuality ( 510 ), l.g.b.t.q., Lawyers for Children ( 2 ), Queens (NYC) ( 131 ), Transgender and Transsexuals ( 344 )

What Happens to Some L.G.B.T.Q. Teens When Their Parents Reject Them

Over a third of young people in foster care in New York City identify as L.G.B.T.Q. and are struggling to find the support they need, according to a new survey.

#administration-for-childrens-services-nyc, #bronx-nyc, #brooklyn-nyc, #casey-annie-e-foundation, #colombia, #columbia-university, #foster-care, #group-homes-and-supportive-housing, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #l-g-b-t-q, #lawyers-for-children, #queens-nyc, #transgender-and-transsexuals