I never had a good experience with a caseworker. Never.
The system is built on lies, said Jaquetta Johnson, an attorney who represents biological parents in the Panhandle. “When they realize it’s OK (to lie), that’s when the level of services start to get dropped because now they know they can get away with it.”
Former investigations supervisor Beverlie Hyacinthe signed paperwork falsely claiming that investigators had assessed the safety of all the kids in a home after receiving a hotline call when they hadn’t. As a result, a third child was left in the home and was abused over the next 10 days until DCF received a second hotline call.
Drive-thru held for annual foster holiday event
Allie Cockrell, handing holiday gifts to foster families as they drove through the University City Church of Christ parking lot Sunday, said she understood just how important the act meant for foster children.
Cockrell, a 19-year-old Santa Fe College student, grew up in foster care before her forever family adopted her.
“We had something like this when I was growing up,” she said. “Some of the families can’t afford a ton of presents every year, especially right now with the pandemic, and being out here shows that older kids in the community care.”