Wednesday, November 5, 2025
🖤 BLACK OUT FOR THANKSGIVING: A national day of silence and solidarity for families separated by DHR & CPS. Join the Movement

🖤 Black Out for Thanksgiving: The Day We Refuse to Pretend

🖤 Join the Black Out for Thanksgiving Movement 🖤 Sign Up Here Stand with families across the country by joining the national blackout this Thanksgiving. Sign up above...

The System Is Made of Real People and Every One Has a Name

We’ve spent decades blaming the system. Parents say it. Judges say it. Even the workers inside it say it. The system did this. The system made a mistake. The system took the child. But the...

When Poverty Becomes a Punishment: Families Losing Children Instead of Getting Help

All across this country, families are being punished for struggling. Instead of being met with help, they’re being met with handcuffs, court dates, and case plans. When the rent is behind, the refrigerator is empty,...

When One Voice Becomes an Army: The Power of Us

There is a moment in every story when silence breaks. It does not happen in a courtroom or a press release. It happens in the quiet decision of one person who finally says, “I...

When Blood Doesn’t Matter: A Campaign for the Families They Ignored

As we move into the holiday season, a time when families gather and traditions take center stage, there are countless families across Alabama who will not get that chance. Their tables will have empty...

Cocktails and Child Removals: The Untold Story Inside Houston County DHR

Alabama DHR is under fire across the state. And as we close in on Houston County DHR, we uncover yet another layer of failure, where families are left shattered, silenced, and traumatized beyond repair. There...

The Cost Is Too Great: Alabama’s Silent Crisis Inside the DHR System

There is a quiet kind of breaking that happens when a child is taken from home. It does not make headlines or courtroom transcripts, but it leaves echoes in every room that family once...

What Is TPR? Understanding Termination of Parental Rights and the Possibility of Reversal

Termination of Parental Rights (TPR) permanently ends the legal relationship between a parent and child. This article explains what TPR means, how it happens, and the rare legal paths that may allow a parent to appeal, challenge, or fight for restoration.