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‘I want to keep going forever’: Family who fell in love with fostering wants other families to see how rewarding it is
Read full article: ‘I want to keep going forever’: Family who fell in love with fostering wants other families to see how rewarding it isMisty and Mark Rodriguez have had as many as seven foster children come through their home in one year. They said that's because they feel supported by the Children's Shelter programs and staff.
Interim CEO addresses Children’s Shelter’s past in order to shine light on its strong foster care programs
Read full article: Interim CEO addresses Children’s Shelter’s past in order to shine light on its strong foster care programsWhile many people remember some turmoil within the Children's Shelter emergency shelters during the pandemic, the foster care programming was never affected. Those programs are still going strong and need the public's help.
As Bexar County foster care system plunges deeper into turmoil, what happens next?
Read full article: As Bexar County foster care system plunges deeper into turmoil, what happens next?As a flurry of bills were being discussed at the Texas Legislature last week, even state representatives were forced to acknowledge our current foster care quandary: how do you continue to streamline and privatize the system while also increasing oversight of it?
Children’s Shelter furloughs 68 after state pauses child placement
Read full article: Children’s Shelter furloughs 68 after state pauses child placementThe Children's Shelter says it was a financial decision, and it expects to extend the furloughs by 60 days while it works to get the placement hold lifted.
Children’s Shelter furloughs nearly 70 workers after emergency shelter put on hold by state
Read full article: Children’s Shelter furloughs nearly 70 workers after emergency shelter put on hold by stateChildren’s Shelter furloughs nearly 70 workers after emergency shelter put on hold by state, furlough to go into effect on May 5.
KSAT Community to hold Child Abuse Awareness Town Hall
Read full article: KSAT Community to hold Child Abuse Awareness Town HallKSAT Community to hold Child Abuse Awareness Town HallPublished: July 22, 2020, 11:23 amTo help prevent child abuse in our city, KSAT12 will be airing a KSAT Community Child Abuse Awareness Town Hall on Wednesday, July 29, from 2 to 3 p.m., along with a resource phone bank with the Children’s Shelter. Click here to learn more.