Forgotten Children of Texas
Statistics on Residential Foster Care Facilities and Foster Care Abuse.
Source: Forgotten Chidren’s Report of 2004, Texas State Comptroller’s office.
Updated Release- June 2006 –
http://www.hope4kidz.org/pdf/60623_forgotten_children.pdf
In 2004 – 2005, Governor Perry requested the Office of Inspector General (OIG), to complete “an investigation into the systemic problems within CPS.”
The Comptroller’s investigatory power was limited and recommended changes were primarily ignored.
More of the report available at:
http://www.hope4kidz.org/news/forgottenChildren.html
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Tags: child abuse, children, clubs, CPS, facilities, fight, Foster, Foster Care, group facilities, Residential, rtc, Texas
July 19th, 2010 at 10:54 am
How can a human …
How can a human treat a child like a animal? I want to protest in DC this summer anyone is welcome to Join.. Please stand for these kids! They Need our Voice, Check out my channel if you like to get a big group and protest in front of the White House.
July 19th, 2010 at 10:54 am
@stopCPSabuse I …
@stopCPSabuse I found the source and I posted a link in the description. I am still learning and thank you for asking. Sorry it took me so long to locate the source and cite it properly.
July 19th, 2010 at 10:54 am
this olmost makes …
this olmost makes me cry poor little kids left behind and fogotten
July 19th, 2010 at 10:54 am
We created this …
We created this problem! People are having children that do not have the physical, mentalor financial ability to support them.
‘No fault’ divorce, the ‘free love’ and sex generation (hippies) and Progressive movement have created a whole generation of unwanted children.
July 19th, 2010 at 10:54 am
@stopCPSabuse …
@stopCPSabuse People are a bunch of government-worshipping idiots, its like 95% of the population is getting off on this, I’m starting to honestly believe that MOST PEOPLE really ARE that evil.
This is a democracy things don’t happen because a “big bad government” is forcing ANYTHING on us, we ELECT the people who allow this type of crap to go on!
And could you find the Texas law that allows Autistic children to be placed in isolation rooms on a psychiatrists whim, with OR WITHOUT reason?
July 19th, 2010 at 10:54 am
Hi I didnt know …
Hi I didnt know how to contact you SO I am trying here. Ty for subscribing to my channel. Seeing your name gave me hope. It means a lot to me today ty x
July 19th, 2010 at 10:54 am
So sad!
So sad!
July 19th, 2010 at 10:54 am
People will believe …
People will believe what they are programmed to believe. I would not believe this mess had I not seen this with my own eyes. This precious child with a broken femur believes the agency and their contracted staff are wicked. She is crippled for life because CADI did not do a background, CADI did not obtain medical care, and CPS did not care.
Your students can obtain more information in the free, archived news reports for 2004 on hope4kidz(dot)org, to News, to Statewide, to 2004 archives.
July 19th, 2010 at 10:54 am
I am sorry that you …
I am sorry that you were ignored and abused by those you should have been able to trust. Don’t let the past dictate the future.
When we are forced to deal w/ such extreme adversity as kids, we have an insight into other childrens’ worlds, unlike the “virgin” worker, graduating w/ a degree in German studies.
You are not alone, and BABY, I am glad you are here!
The Forgotten Children’s Report stated “Approximately 900 children leave foster care in TX each year and are homeless.”
July 19th, 2010 at 10:54 am
i’m glad the word …
i’m glad the word is eting out there being raised and abused in foster care myself i know it feels to be forgotton and left out to the world it;s a cruel place man, i couldn’t rap my mind around being abused my whole life from my family jst to be taken away to abused by the system. it’s a double blow man and i had to fight my off to survive but here i am baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 19th, 2010 at 10:54 am
Every Stat and most …
Every Stat and most pictures, are straight from the Forgotten Children’ Report, 2004. Contact the Texas State Comptroller’s office and request a copy of the Forgotten Children’s Report, of 2004. Had I known the new Comptroller would take it down, I would have put it on our server. It was in PDF format and I have it in book form.
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July 19th, 2010 at 10:54 am
that is FUKT UP. i …
that is FUKT UP. i like the stats but it would be nice if oyu made them more specific and posted links as to where you got the info so people can educate themselves. i’ve shown these videos to social work students who just don’t seem to want to believe it. post the links so we can shut these people up!!!
great video
July 19th, 2010 at 10:54 am
As you begin this …
As you begin this journey into foster parenting, be aware that you are placing yourself and your own children, if any, at risk. I know hundreds of foster parents who have had wrongful allegations leveled at them, and this is as bad as what many parents go through.
Be careful with your family, and love the children regardless how unloveable they may behave.
Children in foster care hurt, and have been given too much info by caseworkers.
No child should hear their parents are BAD!
July 19th, 2010 at 10:54 am
CA – What a superb …
CA – What a superb idea and I cannot believe that I had not previously thought of this!~ I have had problems in County offices in San Antonio Texas and was informed I would have to contact the police and if the county police determined the facility to non-compliant, the County would file a report.
The County did nothing.
Now I will try this in other counties!~
Thank you for the extra brain cells. This is a fight that needs all the input possible in order to defeat the abuse of fosterkids.
July 19th, 2010 at 10:54 am
Unincorporated …
Unincorporated areas outside of the city limits are under the jurisdiction of the County building department. You should contact the County building department to file a complaint about building code violations. A registered letter will almost force the county to shut them down.
July 19th, 2010 at 10:54 am
CA – We thought …
CA – We thought this to be a good idea and began investigating according to building codes, but the codes do not apply to County land, outside the city limits.
The Violation of Minimum Standards is pervasive and are listed on DFPS web site, but NO ONE will enforce Policy and Procedure.
July 19th, 2010 at 10:54 am
We, The People need …
We, The People need to know that small children, not just big bad hoodlums, live in these conditions, 24/7, 365 days a year.
We did not go out and pick the worst pictures either.
There are pictures of properly run facilities but the state doesn’t use them, partly because they are free.
according to the Forgotten Children’s Report of 2004.
July 19th, 2010 at 10:54 am
My husband and I …
My husband and I are in the process of becoming Foster Parents in Washington State. Watching your video brought me to tears, how and why would anyone let kids live like that? We became Foster Parents to help children & love them while their families get the help they need to be able to take them back home, it seems like the people in your video were in it for the money, and that is truely sad!!!!!
July 19th, 2010 at 10:54 am
Their rooms are …
Their rooms are exactly the same, as the latrines in a boy scout camp. That is horrible.
July 19th, 2010 at 10:54 am
Report these people …
Report these people to the local building department. There are tons of building code violations left and right. Who owns this facility? If you don’t know, give me the address and the name of the county and I’ll find it for you.
July 19th, 2010 at 10:54 am
I agree that …
I agree that although the individual children are different, the abuse of laws and abuse of children is rampant throughout the country; not only the U.S.A.
Abuse, regardless where it occurs must end.
July 19th, 2010 at 10:54 am
I would not …
I would not recommend using violence to fix any problem. I understand the feeling of wanting to lay a serious hurting on someone, but to act on such would lower me to their standards.
Stand up, speak out, help others, and even if one child and family can be helped at a time, this is a start.
July 19th, 2010 at 10:54 am
Many cannot believe …
Many cannot believe these are real places for foster children, who are in foster care through no fault of their own. These facilities are often used to hold children because there are not enough foster homes, so the agency states.
I know many truly wonderful foster parents who take on children with severe disabilities and they do so out of pure Love. Unfortunately, they are rare, but when girls produce 8 crack babies, this foster family is thrilled to care and love the child back to health.
July 19th, 2010 at 10:54 am
I hope u scream the …
I hope u scream the world around for all to hear the atrocities of this government allowing this inhumanity to manifest. And your scream shakes all those social workers, judges, foster guardians and any other who need a good wake up call to clean up their actions and fight against these injustices. Foster care should be abolished and people need to be taught how to love. LOVE!! is what creates miracles, up lifts the souls and cleanses the demons away. Love be the law.
July 19th, 2010 at 10:54 am
CPS respects no one …
CPS respects no one; foster parent, grandparent, mother, father, sister, and brother, (rich, poor, and all in between) we are at risk of a false allegations; met without due process.