It's Almost Tuesday

A single mother has  fallen on hard times with the sudden departure of her husband.
He has recently abandoned her and her son for a woman, his mistress from a love affair.
This mother is distraught & undoubtedly depressed.  She was caught off guard and was left without a job after having been a housewife for many [...]

(source: National Coalition for Child Protection Reform)

At the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform, they are often asked what can be done to prevent the trauma of foster care by safely keeping children with their own families.
There are many options, and some are listed below.
None [...]

I cannot imagine this person is being held with any kind of bail at all.  How does someone get so angry at a 5 week old to do this sort of thing? This is unimaginable!
Shelton Keith Alexander, 20, was booked into the county jail early in the morning on September 26th, 2009 and is being [...]

by Sue Badeau and Sarah Gesiriech
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* Throughout the paper, the following bullets are used:
! for facts or statistics;
! for federal law and state regulations;
and
♥ for a child’s experience.
Its Almost Tuesdays’ Editors’ Notes are in [...]

(editors’ comments):
With Obama’s Medical Reform Bill under scrutiny at this time, I thought it was important and relevant to look at its effects on our families, children, and especially, the foster care system.
In 2004 Carole Strayhorn launched an investigation into Texas Foster Care System, and found an alarming amount of foster children were given [...]