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When the Holidays End, the Fight Does Not
As the holidays come to an end, the world begins to reset. Decorations are packed away. Routines return. Life moves forward.
For families navigating the child welfare system, the end of the holidays is not...
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What the Family Justice and Accountability Act Would Change for Parents
For parents who have been pulled into the family court or child welfare system, the experience often feels confusing, intimidating, and one sided. Decisions that affect the most intimate parts of family life are...
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Small Town, Big Corruption: The Wiregrass and the Pattern America Can No Longer Ignore
In the heart of Alabama’s Wiregrass, in counties where the population is small and the power structure is tight, families are saying the same thing over and over again. From Houston County to Geneva,...
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The Price of a Child: How Alabama DHR Turned Family Separation into a Business
There are moments in this fight when the truth no longer hides behind fine print. Last week, Baldwin County attorney and minister Yancey Burnett stood before the Baldwin County Commission and said what so...
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🖤 Black Out for Thanksgiving: The Day We Refuse to Pretend
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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...
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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,...
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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...