FOSTER CARE
RED RIVER ORTHODOX: ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND NORTH DAKOTA When States Force A Particular Secular Perspective
Recently, in a comment, Andrew raised the choices before Roman Catholic adoption agencies when states have mandated that all adoption agencies must be willing to adopt children to homosexual couples. ...
Posted on 6/21/12 at 1:36 PM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Child services proposal rejected
I've been too busy to blog lately, so I'm catching up. Here was Friday's story: BISMARCK Parents gave tearful testimony Thursday as they told state lawmakers about social services taking their chil...
Posted on 9/19/10 at 8:58 AM
Lisa Piche, Grand Forks, N.D. letter: Foster care makes all the difference 
Lisa Piche, assistant regional supervisor at the Northeast Human Service Center, writes in about foster care.
By Lisa Piche , May 04, 2013
Nia Vardalos: Why I Quit Acting To Adopt A Foster Child
Nia Vardalos of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” dropped out of acting to focus on adopting a baby from the American foster system. At first she hid her experience like the growth on her cousin Nick’s neck in the movie. But then she decided to write a book about it.
By Sharon Waxman , April 28, 2013
John Ford, Rugby, N.D., letter: Too many children fall through agency’s cracks
Let’s hope the federal government now takes a serious look at the Department of Human Services, regarding not only the troubles at Spirit Lake but also all the deficiencies that take place with the Child Protection Services and foster care programs under the department’s control.
By John Ford , September 17, 2012
Spirit Lake child protection leader knows what it means when children are removed from home
When he was named the new director of social services for the Spirit Lake Nation last month, Mark Little Owl put himself on the department’s on-call list, available anytime to handle a crisis.
By Chuck Haga , September 13, 2012
Foster care: Helping kids in a difficult situation
“They are just good kids who need a home and a healthy environment and a lot of love.”
By Pamela Knudson , July 17, 2012
Have foster care experiences? We want to hear your story
We’re looking for people who are (or have been) in the foster care system to provide some insight – the ups and downs.
By Herald Staff Report , June 22, 2012
Scot Hoeper, Lisa Piche and others, Grand Forks, letter: Foster children need caring families
No matter how much time a person has to give, he or she has the power to do something positive that will change a lifetime for a young person in foster care.
By Scot Hoeper, Lisa Piche and others , May 01, 2012
Lawmaker seeks smoking ban for Minnesota foster homes
Smoking would be banned in all foster homes in Minnesota under proposed legislation. St. Louis, Lake and Beltrami are among counties that already require foster homes to be smoke free. A pending bill would make Minnesota the 18th state to have a ban on smoking in homes that foster children.
By Associated Press , April 12, 2012
John Ford, Rugby, N.D., letter: N.D.’s foster care system is badly broken
We North Dakotans should be ashamed of the continued problems we have in our foster care system, and we should start pressing our legislators to take action.
By John Ford , April 23, 2011
N.D. officials aim to restructure foster care
North Dakota is at the forefront of a new trend in the way foster care is administered: Don’t put children in foster care.
The idea is to help families help themselves so they can keep their children, rather than having a judge order them into the foster care system.
By Andi Murphy , September 05, 2010
Lisa Piche, Grand Forks, letter: Foster care children need Herald readers’ help
No matter how much time you have to give, you have the power to do something positive that will change a lifetime for a young person in foster care
By Lisa Piche , May 08, 2010
Foster parents would get less cash under Ind. cuts
Indiana is trying to shift hundreds of foster children with medical, emotional or behavioral problems into cheaper care for children without special needs, a move that cuts payments to families who care for the state’s most challenged children.
By Charles D. Wilson and Carly Everson , March 29, 2010
Long days and miles to go for GF County foster care caseworkers
Jacki Lund spends plenty of hours in her office at Grand Forks County Social Services, where she is one of nine foster care case managers.
But the job does require travel. For instance, the licensed social worker recently drove almost 1,200 miles, just about to all four state borders, in less than 36 hours — to visit 16 children now placed in foster care.
By Kevin Bonham , November 08, 2009
N.D. reports more foster care adoptions
State officials say 121 children were adopted from North Dakota's foster care system during the last federal fiscal year, compared with 113 during the previous year.
By Associated Press , September 16, 2009
IN THE MAIL: N.D. foster care system needs reform
On Wednesday, the Legislative Council meets to prioritize studies that were recommend by the Legislature during the last session.
Senate Bill 2420 is one of these bills. It asks for studies on child support guidelines and also for a study on an ombudsman’s office for family consumers of services.
By John Ford , May 17, 2009
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