Help us Make A Difference Together!
We help educate and advocate for children and families rights. Always document everything. If it isn't in writing, it doesn't exist. We help families understand what a dependency is and, how to take control over your case. Always have a witness when you are talking to anyone from social services. If you have a opd attorney make sure that you ask for an opd social worker, opd social workers are a great support for families.
We will advocate for you and offer support when you feel you have no where else to go. Each of us have been involved with the system in some form or another. You are not alone in this struggle. Together we can make a difference in the lives of children and families everywhere.
Disclaimer
The information contained on this site is intended only to provide general guidance and research opportunity for those dealing with CPS agents, agencies, state "service" providers, courts, and lawyers. What is written on this website is not "legal advice". You are advised to consult a competent lawyer to get help with your case if at all possible. 
Our Mission
Our purpose is to help families in crisis stay together. We accomplish this through group support, advocacy, political change and organization. Help keep families together and help reunite families. For most of us there is no justice just heartache and tears and life long issues, because our lives were disrupted unjustly. Too many children and family members have lost their fight and lives at the hands of our system. Children belong within the safety of family before foster homes.
Our Vision
Our vision is that every child will grow up in a safe, loving, and stable family, regardless if it is with Mom, Dad, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles or a very close friend of the families. Children need to know who their families are.
When are we as Parents, Grandparents and Family members going to stand up and say enough is enough? Now is the time! You can make a difference!
"WE NEED TO START HELPING THESE FAMILIES INSTEAD OF BEATING THEM DOWN"
How Children Cope with Loss
When a [child] suffers a loss, he/she grieves. The feelings of grief are strong, painful, and difficult to sort out. The [grieving] model presented in this manual identifies the following five stages:
Denial. At first, the [child] doesn’t want to believe the loss. He/she cannot endure the pain. So he/she pretends it is not true, or that it doesn’t really matter.
Guilt. Surely, there was something the [child] did that caused the loss or something that he/she could have done to prevent it. A child always feels responsible for a loss that he/she experiences.
Anger. This stage usually follows guilt. The [child] questions why the loss occurred, feels it is not fair, and seeks some other person to hold accountable for the pain.
Sadness. When a [child] realizes that the loss has, indeed, occurred and that the impact of the loss cannot be undone by guilt or anger, there is an intense awareness of how much the lost person will be missed, particularly during moments that had been shared and treasured (mealtimes, bed time, holidays, etc.). This sadness is so overwhelming and the pain so acute that it cannot be endured for long. Each [child] allows it to come and go by retreating to one of the earlier stages.
Acceptance. This final stage is never fully realized. Acceptance of a significant loss is never total acceptance. Acceptance resembles denial and a [child] starts through the process again or goes back to one of the earlier stages. Any new loss, of course, generates a new round of feelings, and pushes [the child] back towards denial.
Source: “Substitute Care Providers: Helping Abused and Neglected Children”; The User Manual Series, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect; pages 36-37
