Accra: Gender Ministry, CRS commemorate 2021 International Day of the Family
By Beyonce Diamond Kpogli
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Ghana s Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MOGCSP) the Department of Social Welfare in collaboration with the Catholic Relief Service (CRA) have marked the 2021 edition of the International Day Of The Family.
The event is celebrated annually to acknowledge the importance of the family system.
The event which took place in Accra on Friday 14th May was on the theme: Maintaining Our Roots: Strengthening Families in a Changing World .
Rev. Comfort Asare, Acting Director of the Department of Social Welfare, MOGCSP, speaking on behalf of the Minister of Gender, Hon Sarah Adwoa Sarfo, indicated that the success of countries has largely depended on the responsible families.
Report any officer who demands money when people apply to adopt children -Social Welfare
By Beyonce Diamond Kpogli
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Rev. Comfort Asare, Acting Director of the Department of Social Welfare at the Ministry Of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MOGCSP) has called on Ghanaians to report any officer who demands money in order to offer children or babies to the police or the ministry.
According to her, the Department of Social Welfare does not sell children or babies but instead gives them out for adoption after following due processes. Families are the most institution in the lives of people and therefore we want to tell those who have applied to adopt our vulnerable children that we are grateful. We also want you to know that we do not sell children or babies. Report any officer demanding money from you to the ministry.
Salinas Californian
Half of Stacy Estes’ pay disappears every month before it hits his bank account. Each check is about $500 lighter than it should be, intercepted in the name of child support which he wouldn’t have a problem with, if it were going to his kids.
Instead, only $225 goes to his children. The rest is garnished to repay government debt he began accruing more than two decades ago when he first got behind on child support payments.
The 53-year-old man owes about $47,000 in child support debt, most of which is compounded by years of government-imposed interest, according to financial records reviewed by The Salinas Californian and CalMatters.
California keeps millions in child support while parents drown in debt
Advocates say California places low-income and minority parents in debt by garnishing child support payments and imposing high interest rates when they fall behind.
Credit: Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Stacy Estes in front of his home in Sacramento, Calif on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters Author: Kate Cimini, CALmatters Updated: 9:09 PM PDT May 3, 2021
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Half of Stacy Estes’ pay disappears every month before it hits his bank account. Each check is about $500 lighter than it should be, intercepted in the name of child support which he wouldn’t have a problem with, if it were going to his kids.