http://www.childrensrights.org Children's Rights is a national watchdog organization advocating on behalf of abused and neglected children in the U.S. Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:45:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en WASHINGTON, D.C – The District of Columbia has made virtually no progress improving a number of critical areas within the city’s child welfare system — including its support for youth aging out of the system, development of quality case plans for families, and delivery of vital services to children in ... http://www.childrensrights.org/news-events/press/dc-still-failing-to-provide-many-fundamental-services-to-children-in-foster-care-says-new-progress-report/ WASHINGTON, DC — Slamming city officials for a history of “obstinate conduct” and “running the clock” by challenging court-ordered child welfare reforms rather than implementing them, the federal judge presiding over a long-running class action brought by Children’s Rights to reform the District of Columbia’s troubled child welfare system today ... http://www.childrensrights.org/news-events/press/condemning-dc-leaders-inaction-federal-judge-orders-immediate-funding-for-teens-aging-out-of-dc-foster-care/ WASHINGTON, DC — The federal judge presiding over a long-running Children’s Rights class action seeking the reform of the Washington, DC, child welfare system today handed down a ruling that holds the District and its mayor, Adrian Fenty, in civil contempt for failing to comply with the requirements of federal ... http://www.childrensrights.org/news-events/press/federal-court-holds-dc-mayor-fenty-in-contempt-for-child-welfare-failings-district-must-fully-implement-reforms/ Children’s Rights Executive Director Marcia Robinson Lowry was back in court in the District of Columbia on Monday of this week for another hearing in our long-running campaign to reform the District’s troubled child welfare system under a court order we secured in 1991. And just as has been the case ... http://www.childrensrights.org/cases/district-of-columbia-lashawn-a-v-fenty/kids-in-dc-foster-care-continue-long-wait-for-change-as-district-leaders-drag-out-court-battle/ WASHINGTON, DC — The District of Columbia continues to provide inadequate care and services to the District’s abused and neglected children and vulnerable families, according to a new report released today, falling short of 42 benchmarks for reforming its dysfunctional child welfare system under federal court orders secured by Children’s ... http://www.childrensrights.org/news-events/press/new-report-district-of-columbia-still-failing-to-provide-many-key-child-welfare-services/ The Washington Post is up with a new editorial today calling on District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty to finally take the steps necessary to meet the requirements of court orders, secured through a long-running Children’s Rights reform campaign, to fix serious, ongoing problems throughout the District’s child welfare system ... http://www.childrensrights.org/cases/district-of-columbia-lashawn-a-v-fenty/dc-child-welfare-agency-not-ready-to-protect-says-washington-post/ WASHINGTON, DC — The administration of District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty is attempting to undermine the authority of the independent monitor appointed by a federal court to oversee a long-running effort to reform the District’s dysfunctional child welfare system, according to a new brief filed last night by Children’s ... http://www.childrensrights.org/news-events/press/dc-mayor-seeks-to-undermine-child-welfare-reforms-advocates-charge/ WASHINGTON, DC — Charging the administration of District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty with impeding the implementation of court-ordered reforms to the District’s dysfunctional child welfare system — and placing the administration’s desire to exit court oversight ahead of the safety and well-being of DC’s abused and neglected children — ... http://www.childrensrights.org/news-events/press/citing-dc-mayors-failure-cr-files-for-contempt/ WASHINGTON, DC — Under the continued threat of contempt proceedings for violating the terms of a longstanding order to reform its dysfunctional child welfare system — and the possibility of a second federal court takeover of the system — the District of Columbia has agreed to contract external child welfare ... http://www.childrensrights.org/news-events/press/district-of-columbia-agrees-to-implement-emergency-measures-to-fix-persistent-child-welfare-failures/ WASHINGTON, DC — Citing the ongoing failure of the District’s Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) to meet the performance standards of a court-ordered reform plan in the federal class action brought on behalf of both the approximately 2,500 children in CFSA custody and thousands more reported for abuse or ... http://www.childrensrights.org/news-events/press/contempt-sought-against-district-of-columbia-for-failure-to-make-court-ordered-child-welfare-improvements/