Should the YMCA be allowed to manage Fostercare services?
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What organization that deals with children has not had a "sex scandal". The question you need to ask is: did the organization do anything about it? Is abuse incultured in the organization? Predators have used many child centered organizations, they infiltrate and trick the good people. Look again! Check your sources!!
68758
I manage two housing programs for adults with developmental disabilities. I wouldn't really consider this a profession as much as an opportunity to achieve happiness through helping another human being grow, develop, and achieve thier dreams.
332214
It's up to the Aunt what she wants to do. Child Services can be contacted and the kids could be put into foster homes. Running the risk of all being seperated. But unless she's the appointed caregiver for these kids, she's not obligated to take care of them. It's all a matter of how she feels. If it were one of my sisters, I wouldn't hesitate to help her children. But I also know that she wouldn't expect me to do it.
648153
I believe that in a majority of cases, they take far to drastic action.  They do have a place in society, don't get me wrong.\n\nDo they really need to get involved when little billy bruises his eye from normal childhood play and the pro CPS doctors or nosy neighbor isn't convinced that it was a mere accident? I think not.\n\nRemoving a child from his or her family even for a few days because some childless caseworker on a power trip has an imaginary concern that the child 'could be neglected' does major harm to a child and the family unit as a whole.  \n\nChildren expect their parents to protect them from everything, then the state moves in and mommy and daddy get the 'why did you let them take me' treatment.\n\nMajor damage to a child!
741204
Ask! But really, cps really is in need of some skilled social workers who not only are qualified through school to do their job, but can go into this type of field with an open and unbiased opinion and one who really care about the kids, if you still think you are the person for the job, call up Cps and ask them the same  question you asked here, but for the most part, they may require you to finish school first before they employ you at their agency. Good Luck!
1166410
You're absolutely right; social learning theory at it's finest.\n\nThe US has Child Protective Services that can, and will, remove children from a home such as the one you're referring to.\nBut that begs the question: is that the best thing for the child?\n\nMost social workers will tell you without a doubt; that's the best thing to break the chain of behavior.
149363
Yes. And they need to be pared down now. The Child Protective Services in my state make an awful mess of families with no real proof of any reason. They do the children more damage than good by ripping them from famlilies with no explanation, keeping them apart from their families and basically terrorizing everyone. Babies included. I have seen many families destroyed. My son's is one of them. And there seems to be no way to deal with them beyond letting them play thier God games and bowing low each time. Even saying "DHS" in relation to this situation lost one set of grandparents visitiation rights with the kids. This is way, way beyond the scope of their original job.
803632
As a minor, you should have an advocate assigned to you. Petition the judge with a politely written letter.\n\nThe situation is not easy, and in many states Child services is a chronic scandal occasionally rising to the level of criminality.
70292
yes it can; with immediate funds to live on, with child support payments with daycare and job training,\nwith medical assistance, counseling, child care training. Welfare seems to be a dirty word, but in most states it's an opportunity to become self sufficent.  yes I work in the Aid to Familys Div of labor, NY
990684
Train the parents of the child on how to raise the child. Government can't take over that role. Look how it currently is done. A place of where child safety would gets its best source of knowledge is from mothers who raise their own children. Have Women run the service on a volunteer basis with no income and there would be an improvement in the CPS service.
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Goverments should do it. They are set by the people to take care of the people? Unless of course you live in America.
978681
Yes they do collect benefits.  I honestly don't know how they are managing so much in benefits and for so long.  They must have changed the rules again or something.  Because no-one I know would have ever qualified for all they are getting.  The living arrangements alone would have never been acceptable.  Alot of these kids would have been placed in foster homes and the parents charged with neglect.
762850
This is way to vague.... Child Care where?  Hospital, Juvenile Justice System, Social Service agency?\n\nYou need to re-post with more detail before your going to get a proper answer.
418136
No. There are a fixed number of students that the Head Start program can accommodate.  A student whose parents can afford other educational options would be taking the place of a needy child.
727864
In Michigan we don't call it 'prison', we call it Boy's Training School or Girl's Training School.  We also have secure detention facilities which are modeled after the adult court system.  I am giving you this information so you understand my answer.  I have seen a few incidents of abuse in my career.  Only one has been perpetrated by a staff member.  The rest of the time, it was youth on youth.  The living conditions are very frequently much better than the homes they were removed from.  There are very few 'rehab programs' in any detention situation, it is a housing facility, much like the adult prison is.  If I could change the facilities here, I would pay the staff a decent wage and put more staff on at all times for their own protection and for that of the youths placed there.
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Your local YMCA may be a great place to start if you haven't worked with children before or even if you have.  Check your state's afterschool programs and the local i.s.d's.  In Texas, many of our districts have "extended day programs" that need workers and the YMCA's offers summer programs and extended day programs for days when children are out because of staff development for teachers.
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when you are no longer able to take care of yourself.. like cooking, bathing,handleing money.. if you are not able then you should let the kids take over.