Connecticut’s foster parents want to be able to tell judges and officials their thoughts about what’s best for the kids in their care, and they want to ensure that they’re heard elements of what they hope will become a “foster parents’ bill of rights” in new legislation.
Several foster parents spoke about the need for more of a voice, bias training and less turnover among caseworkers at the state Department of Children and Families at a public hearing of the Committee on Children on Thursday on Senate Bill 480, sponsored by Sen. Matt Lesser, D-Middletown.