How Could You? Hall of Shame-Hudson County, New Jersey Foster Parents

This will be an archive of heinous actions by those involved in child welfare, foster care and adoption. We forewarn you that these are deeply disturbing stories that may involve sex abuse, murder, kidnapping and other horrendous actions.

From Hudson County, New Jersey, “[w]hile Hurricane Sandy uprooted the lives of many people across the tri-state  area, children in foster care who already live with a degree of uncertainty as  to whether they will ever find a stable and permanent home often remain in the  shadows. The recent storm added another set of challenges. According to an  official with Hudson County’s Court Appointed Special Advocates – a group that  works with Hudson County’s several hundred foster kids – in one case, a girl who  was not in a good foster home was apparently made to sleep without blankets  during the storm because her foster mom was punishing her. [What was the follow-up? Has the foster home’s license been pulled?]
“We were very  concerned,” said Beverly Savage, Executive Director for Court Appointed Special  Advocates (CASA). CASA trains volunteers who represent the best interests of  children in foster care with the goal of finding them a permanent home.
She mentioned that the nonprofit, which is located in Jersey City, was  without power for a week and was trying to ascertain that all the children they  represent were safe.
“We found some things that we were not happy about,” said Savage. She said her organization tracked families all week, including one  that went to a shelter
Group concerned about foster kids during storm

[Hudson Reporter 11/25/12 by Adriana Rambay Fernández]

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