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ENTERPRISE, Ala. — The search remains underway for 2-year-old Genesis Nova Reid as investigators continue working to determine the child’s whereabouts.
What We Know So Far
According to information released by the Enterprise Police Department, Genesis...
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To My Babies: We Will Fight Until Our Last Breath ❤️
To my babies,
We love you.
There isn’t a system big enough to erase that. Not a courtroom. Not a report. Not a badge. Not a signature at the bottom of documents built on assumptions, pressure,...
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An Alabama Family’s Fight Raises Questions About Oversight in Child Welfare Cases
By a Ghostwriter
In a quiet corner of southeast Alabama, a prolonged family court dispute is raising broader questions about how child welfare decisions are made and how families are included in those decisions.
At the...
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Opinion | When Fear Replaces Protection in Alabama’s Child Welfare System
Editor’s Note:This op ed is published anonymously to protect the safety and privacy of the parent and children involved. The account reflects the lived experience of a Dale County family and is shared in...
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Sunday Spotlight: Families in Montgomery
This past week, families from across Alabama traveled to Montgomery.
They attended public meetings and observed state proceedings related to child welfare oversight. They listened to presentations, noted responses, and documented what occurred in the...
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A Call to Alabama: When Families Speak, the System Must Answer
Alabama is being called to account.
On January 22, families from across this state will arrive in Montgomery for two public events that expose a truth the system has long relied on silence to obscure....
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Vanished from State Custody: Georgia’s 1,790 Missing Children
Between 2018 and 2022, Georgia’s Division of Family and Children Services (DFACS) lost track of 1,790 children in state custody. Not 17. Not 170. One thousand seven hundred ninety children. Gone.
This is not just...
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Georgia’s child welfare system is facing an estimated $85 million funding shortfall, according to testimony and statements provided by Department of Family and Children Services leadership and child welfare advocates during recent legislative discussions.
During...