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April 19, 2021
Advocacy, Foster Care

Louisiana Foster Care Board Rate Inadequate for Decades

Louisiana’s Foster Care Board Rate Too Low for Decades April 19, 2021 – Louisiana – Fourteen years ago in 2007,… Read More


April 13, 2019
Advocacy, Foster Care

Foster Parents Supplement Louisiana Board Rate

This morning I have considered the unfairly low board rate paid to Louisiana’s foster parents. Lousiana’s foster parents deserve a… Read More


January 3, 2018
Foster Care, Louisiana Children in Crisis, Methodist Foster Care

A Child Needs You! Louisiana’s Children Need More Foster Homes.

Child welfare professionals were delighted in 2013 when the Congressional Budget Office reported the number of children in foster care… Read More


December 19, 2017
Advocacy, Foster Care

Every Child is More Precious than Any Dog

Dec 19, 2017 – Ruston – I woke up curious. This morning I called the two kennels in my town… Read More


June 19, 2017
Child Well-Being, Foster Care, Louisiana Children in Crisis

Louisiana Department of Health Focuses on Opioid Epidemic

Bad enough for parents, parental opioid abuse is especially harmful to children and has lifelong consequences for them including removal… Read More


March 19, 2017
Advocacy, Child Well-Being, Foster Care, Methodist Foster Care

Some Louisiana Children are “Dwellers”

On a 7-Year-Old Waiting 5 Days in an Emergency Room Louisiana’s children have been neglected far too long. In fact,… Read More


February 16, 2017
Advocacy, Foster Care, Press Release

Open Letter to Louisiana Legislature Regarding DCFS Funding

Open Letter to Louisiana Legislature Regarding DCFS Funding Thank You Letter to Louisiana Legislature Regarding DCFS Funding Dear Honorable Senators… Read More


January 23, 2017
Advocacy, Foster Care

Louisiana, Protect Your Children in Foster Care

Until the proper care of Louisiana’s children in foster care becomes a priority in Baton Rouge, children in our state’s… Read More


January 9, 2017
Foster Care, Louisiana Methodist Children's Home, Methodist Children's Home of Greater New Orleans, Methodist Children's Home of Southwest Louisiana, President's Message

Methodist Continues to Expand Services

This chart shows what Louisiana United Methodist Children and Family Services’ expanding services to Louisiana’s children and families looks like:… Read More


October 23, 2015
Foster Care, Methodist Foster Care, Press Release

Methodist Foster Care Being Developed by Louisiana Methodist Children’s Home

October 23, 2015 – Ruston, LA – With a goal of developing across Louisiana the type of Therapeutic Foster Care… Read More


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