So many kids were abused on watch of CA private #fostercare agencies that some can’t afford insurance. Instead of cleaning up their acts they’re back in Sacramento demanding a 2nd taxpayer bailout. You know what they say: Fool me once … https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/03/foster-family-agencies-california-bailout/ #childwelfare #childabuse

Private #fostercare agencies said sky would fall if they had to close because they can’t afford insurance because of all that #childabuse on their watch. Now 24 have closed. CA lawmakers: Before you’re suckered into giving them another taxpayer bailout, please step outside and look up: https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/03/foster-family-agencies-california-bailout/ #childwelfare

Private #fostercare agencies in California are running back to Sacramento to try to scare lawmakers into giving them still another taxpayer bailout. In Cal Matters I explain why they shouldn’t get it: https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/03/foster-family-agencies-california-bailout/ #childwelfare #childabuse

ICYMI: Frustrated by the failure of @LouisianaDCFS, a lawmaker wants to know who’s doing better. We answer in the Louisiana Illuminator: https://lailluminator.com/2026/03/25/wexler-dcfs/ #childabuse #fostercare #childwelfare

'I deserve what I get': Mother who killed her toddler sentenced to 6 years in prison
April Surette's son Isaiha died just weeks after being returned from foster care to his family home.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/april-surette-isaiha-death-yarmouth-court-sentencing-9.7136314?cmp=rss

Kids say they're aging out of foster care without supports, life skills: youth-led report
Manitoba's foster care system is failing to prepare kids for the realities of adult life, a new youth-led report says.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/foster-care-transition-report-9.7142126?cmp=rss

NCCPR in Louisiana Illuminator re: Louisiana lawmaker who wants to know who’s doing #childwelfare better than his state: No place does it well, but the places that do better have one thing in common. https://lailluminator.com/2026/03/25/wexler-dcfs/ #childabuse #fostercare

Today’s reminder: In #childwelfare the horror stories go in ALL directions: https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/state/2025/02/04/kansas-police-arrest-adoptive-parents-after-girls-body-found-buried/78196533007/ #childabuse #fostercare

Frustrated by the failure of @LouisianaDCFS, a lawmaker wants to know who’s doing better. We answer in the Louisiana Illuminator: https://lailluminator.com/2026/03/25/wexler-dcfs/ #childabuse #fostercare #childwelfare

Our weekly round-up of #familypreservation journalism and commentary https://www.nccprblog.org/2026/03/nccpr-news-and-commentary-round-up-week_0611052565.html #childwelfare #childabuse #fostercare