Put the heat on Congress to reform Title IV-E!

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"Not one more child should be removed from fit and loving parents in the pursuit of state financial gain."

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Dear [name of lawmaker],

Not one more child should be removed from fit and loving parents in the pursuit of state financial gain.

The financing structure of Title IV-E provides fiscal incentives for states to place children in foster care. While Title IV-E provides vital funds to protect children in truly abusive situations, these incentives have led to severe administrative abuse and corruption.

Title IV-E of the Social Security Act makes federal funds available to states to help them run programs that provide foster care and related services for eligible children. In FY2011, states spent $12.4 billion under the Title IV-E program and received federal reimbursement of $6.7 billion, or 54% of that spending. Since money flows when children are placed into foster care, these programs and related agencies (CPS, etc) are prone to abuse and corruption. Far too many instances of falsifying evidence and removing children from fit parents have been reported. Fortunately, there are ways to keep the positive aspects of Title IV-E intact, while correcting its flaws to better serve children and their families. Please review the current draft of the Title IV-E Reform Resolution at:

https://www.coparentingaction.org/title-iv-e-reform-resolution.html

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Title IV-E Reform Resolution

Incentivize states to help abused children, not to remove children from fit and loving parents

For as long as states are financially rewarded for separating parents from their children, abuse and corruption will continue within Title IV-E foster care programs. For all the benefits Title IV-E provides, there are significant flaws that lead to needless and traumatic separation of families. Children can be forcibly removed from their home with as little as a 3rd-party accusation, and without any corroborating evidence. The wrongful separation of even one child from their parents under corrupt action is one too many.

There is good reason behind the apprehension parents feel when being contacted by state child protection agencies and services (CPS). On the one hand, CPS serves a vital role in protecting our children from abusive situations. On the other hand, CPS is notorious for overreach and abuse of power. Perfectly fit and loving parents have their children forcibly removed from their homes by overzealous CPS agents. CPS agencies are incentivized to lie and manufacture evidence to keep federal Title IV-E funds flowing. Foster care programs can and should be run with family-oriented goals and more appropriate incentives that reward positive outcomes rather than separating children from their parents. Join us and take action to correct Title IV-E to benefit children, not state bureaucracies.

Put the heat on Congress to reform Title IV-E!

Title IV-E Reform Resolution

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