Tag: foster care
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LETTERS: Another foster care agency; vulnerable in our community
Another foster care agency Thanks, Gazette, for having an important article on foster care for children in need. The only thing missing was the organization Hope & Home. I am going to tell you about it because their story needs to be known. Hope & Home is the largest foster care agency in the State…
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Colorado Springs mirrors state trend of more foster kids reunited with families
It’s as tough as it sounds to welcome an unknown child into your home and provide life’s necessities, offer love during a 3 a.m. nightmare, be the chauffeur to therapy sessions and then relinquish the relationship as the child returns to the parental home. The loss leads to grief and sorrow for the adults and…
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Federal judge green-lights negligence trial against 2 Denver child welfare workers
A federal judge determined last month that two child welfare workers in Denver will stand trial in a civil negligence case over the 2007 death of a boy at the hands of his guardians, and indicated on Tuesday he would not reconsider his decision. Chandler Grafner was 7 years old when he died in May…
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‘Superhero’ foster dad in Colorado Springs recognized for dedication to helping at-risk youth
Whenever Colorado Springs native Josh Skaggs feels like he’s losing patience or getting angry, the 36-year-old school teacher reminds himself of this: not too long ago, he was a stranger to the preteen and teen boys who now live in his home. They didn’t choose to be removed from their previous home or to be…
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Empty Stocking Fund: Need for foster care families across El Paso County persists
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save [inline_image src=”aHR0cHM6Ly9ibG94aW1hZ2VzLm5ld3lvcmsxLnZpcC50b3dubmV3cy5jb20vZ2F6ZXR0ZS5jb20vY29udGVudC90bmNtcy9hc3NldHMvdjMvZWRpdG9yaWFsL2EvMmYvYTJmMmQ2MmEtMzU3OS0xMWViLThhMzMtMmJiODkxOGUxODIyLzVmOWQ3OTJhYjE1ZjYuaW1hZ2UuanBnP3Jlc2l6ZT0xMzk2JTJDMjM0″ alt=”RVNGMjAyMF9XZWJzaXRlX0xvZ29mb3JIZWFkZXJfRFJLUkVEIChjb3B5KQ==”] The need for foster care families to provide secure, stable places to call home for children displaced from their families has always been constant. On any given day in El Paso County this year, about 700 children are in out-of-home care, according…
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Empty Stocking Fund: Need for foster care families across El Paso County persists
The need for foster care families to provide secure, stable places to call home for children displaced from their families has always been constant. On any given day in El Paso County this year, about 700 children are in out-of-home care, according to the Department of Human Services. But while inquiries about how to become…