ANN ARBOR, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) –Some Michigan lawmakers want to stop the practice of taking money away from foster kids. Some children qualify for social security checks because they have a disability or have lost a parent when they are placed in foster care; the Department of Health and ...
Most speakers had ideas for improving the lives of children in foster care, too. “All I ask for is stability and security for the kids that come into the system,” said Angel Wilson. D’mya Smith talked about how medication is frequently used in the system, something she thinks should c...
“I loved children,” she toldthe Battle Creek Enquirer. “I babysat all the time. I was good with kids, so it was always a dream of mine to have a large family, to be a teacher, to do foster care. I just knew in my heart I was going to do foster care and adopt children.”...
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"We want our kids and our families to feel like they have some choices in the world, because oftentimes, this population, everyone tells them what to do — especially in medical care," said camp director Patrick Smith. Doctors and nurses volunteer their time to staff the camp when it's ...
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a televised phone call from the chairman of its sister city, Rugeley, Staffordshire in the U.K. Since then, the town has made a name for itself as a great place to raise a family—in 2007, BusinessWeek.comranked it second in a list of the 50 best U.S. places to raise kids. ...