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Dr. Waln Brown, Dr. John Seita
ASIN: B00B7KBA1K
Publisher: William Gladden Foundation Press
Pages: 113

THIS MANIFESTO IS WRITTEN BY FOSTER CARE ALUMNI FOR CURRENT AND FORMER FOSTERS. A declaration of principles and objectives, it is a call to action to the millions of us who grew up in the care of strangers. We will be silent no more! Alumni have a moral duty to ensure that every kid in placement enjoys a safe and stable experience as well as a successful transition to independent living. That is our mission, the purpose of this manifesto.Government is a neglectful foster parent, harming too many foster youth and limiting too many more to lesser lives. This has to change. Alumni must initiate and oversee the reformation of this failed and dangerous system of raising foster children. Who else knows how to fix it? The past 100 years of child welfare history is a litany of failed policies and practices still unwittingly followed by students of social work.Even the most educated, seasoned ...
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5 stars from 25 ratings