February 2012 Featured Stories
Judgment Day
When my family was in crisis, I needed someone to help me think.
Community Representatives Help Parents Find Solutions
Shifting the Power Dynamic
January 2012 Featured Stories
Life After TP
New laws give some families a second chance.
Mission Impossible
CPS is helping to reconnect my son and me even though I lost my rights.
A Way Out of No Way
My daughter and I keep trying to connect despite termination.
Letting My Sister Go
I’m afraid for my sister but I can’t help her.
December 2011 Featured Stories
VIDEO: In Our Own Words
Rise writers Robin Wiley, Bevanjae Kelley and Piazadora Footman describe the impact of Rise magazine, in a video by Steve Pigrim.
November 2011 Featured Stories
Building a Foundation
I’m giving my kids the love I never had.
One Step at a Time
How you can recover from your addiction.
'Take Me Home Now'
My autistic nephew is less safe in his group home.
October 2011 Featured Stories
Guilty of Autism
Child Protective Services blamed me for my son’s condition.
How to Handle an Investigation Involving Autism
Expert advice for parents and child protective workers.
Getting Through It
I didn’t like drug treatment but it worked.
September 2011 Featured Stories
Eat, Play, Love
Visits helped me become a good mother.
August 2011 Featured Stories
On the Agenda
Parents’ message for New York City’s new child welfare commissioner.
Visit Hosts Help Families Reconnect
July 2011 Featured Stories
United We Stand
A newspaper by Chicago public housing residents helps reverse unpopular policies.
Time for Bed
Putting my kids to bed on time was frustrating but worth it.
June 2011 Featured Stories
Kinship Care Helped Me Stay Connected to My Son
Eat, Play, Love
Visits helped me become a good mother.
May 2011 Featured Stories
Bad Break
Fighting back when hospitals misdiagnose child abuse
Presumed Guilty
I was treated like a criminal when my son fell and broke his leg.
No Safe Haven
Could we find treatment for my grandson without placing him in foster care?
April 2011 Featured Stories
Parents’ and Children’s Rights at Stake
What a case before the Supreme Court means for families.
As a Parent in Partnership, I Can Help
Strong Advocates, Strong Families
Lessons from an Initiative to strengthen parent advocates in New York City.
Straight Talk From My Parent Advocate Helped Me Trust My Lawyer
March 2011 Featured Stories
Community Representatives Help Parents Find Solutions
A Guide to Show Parents They Are Not Alone
February 2011 Featured Stories
I Was Scared of CPS, But the Workers Listened to Me
Parent Leaders Helped My Family Get the Services We Need
January 2011: FROM RIGHTS TO REALITY Featured Story
Supporting Parents in My Community
Rise Special Issue
From Rights to Reality
A plan for parent advocacy and family-centered child welfare reform
December 2010
Cookies, Stockings, Lights and Love
I hope my daughter will have good memories of our holiday traditions.
November 2010
At the Table
Community Representatives help parents facing removal to advocate for themselves.
October 2010
Locked Away From the World
Do I have the strength to trust others after years of isolating myself?
September 2010
Time to Come Home
I’ve recovered, but my girls are stuck in foster care.
August 2010
Like Family
I get help when I’m in crisis—so I can keep my daughters.
July 2010
Faith, Prayer and Action
A country preacher helped me find my way.
June 2010
Broken Bonds
My children haven’t seen each other or me since I was locked up.
May 2010
‘Where Are You?’
Being adopted left me with questions I can’t answer.
April 2010
Taking No Chances
I feared that my daughter would be taken from me if I stayed in foster care.
March 2010
‘We’re Here For You’
Support and straight talk from my parent advocate helped me trust my lawyer and her team.
February 2010
Afraid to Speak Up
I needed my lawyer to advocate for me.
January 2010
Good Intentions, Mixed Outcomes
To give families a fair chance, ASFA must clarify the supports that child welfare systems, courts and lawyers must provide.
December 2009
School Choice
How to stay involved in your child’s education when your child is in foster care.
November 2009
Two FREE booklets
>>'It's OK to Need Support'
>>A parent-to-parent guide to family support services
>>One Step at a Time
>>A parent-to-parent guide to the child welfare system
October 2009
Walks, Talks and Tears
I am trying new ways to get my anger under control.
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September 2009
Hard to Handle
I needed help with my son, not separation.
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August 2009
Cut Off
My daughter and I miss her foster parents.
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July 2009
‘She’s Still Your Mother’
I am angry at my sister but my nieces need her love.
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Forever Family
My daughter’s foster mother is still part of our lives.
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June 2009
Back in Touch
I’m getting to know my son after 14 years apart.
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May 2009
A Second Chance
I’m learning how to handle my children without getting high.
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April 2009
Sugar Daddy
I saw myself as a provider, not a dealer.
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March 2009
'What Can I Do?'
My children needed me to try new ways to parent.
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February 2009
Bonded for Life
My son and I didn’t develop a bond until years after he came home.
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January 2009
Like Daughter, Like Mother
Learning confidence from my daughter.
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December 2008
‘Mommy’s Going Away for a While’
I couldn’t change fast enough to bring my children home.
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SPECIAL REPORT
>>Seeking a Safe Haven
>>Parents abandon teens under a Nebraska law
>>passed to save babies.
>>Out of Our League
>>We placed our son in the system to get him
>>the treatment he needs.
October 2008
Education Starts at Home
My children need my support to succeed in school.
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Read this story in Spanish: here
September 2008
Raising My Voice for Families
I testified before Congress so other parents can get the support that’s helped me.
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August 2008
Paying The Price
My daughter was adopted while I was in prison.
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July 2008
No Recourse
Illinois parents try to stop family separations by taking the child welfare system to court.
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June 2008
'You Will Pull Through'
I came out stronger as a parent after a painful split.
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May 2008
'Mommy, I Know You Try Hard'
I’m succeeding in college with my family’s support.
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April 2008
'We're Poblanos'
Connecting my son to the country I left behind.
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Read this story in Spanish: here
March 2008
Mind Games
Getting high felt like the only way to keep myself sane.
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February 2008
Held Hostage
Family court delays have devastated my family.
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January 2008
Help for the Whole Family
My son’s learning disability affects us all.
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Read this story in Spanish: here
December 2007
Identity Crisis
Could I believe in myself when life let me down?
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November 2007
‘It Won’t Happen Again’
I regained my faith in myself and my children’s trust in me.
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October 2007
Home to Say Goodbye
I had to visit my sick father in Mexico despite the risk.
September 2007
'What Next?'
I love my son, but his mental illness scares us all.
August 2007
Shock and Awe
My daughter’s first year was so hard for me.
July 2007
‘I Hated for the Night to Come’
I thought I’d lose my mind when my kids were in care.
June 2007
Dreams for My Daughter
I’m trying my best to parent from prison.
May 2007
‘I Love You, I’m Sorry’
I’m better off alone than with someone who hurts me.
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April 2007
Breaking a Painful Pattern
My children won’t grow up silenced and afraid.
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March 2007
Not a Baby Anymore
My daughter's tantrums were a sign that I needed to let her grow up.
February 2007
'One Child Felt Like One Thousand'
Family therapy helped my son and me handle his ADHD.
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Read this story in Spanish: here
January 2007
Love Isn't Written in a Court Order
Helping the system remember the strength
of family bonds.
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