Tag: Los Angeles DCFS
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Update on the Henderson Family pb
SIX CHILDREN TO BE ADOPTED DESPITE MOTHER’S STRUGGLE TO REGAIN CUSTODY AT ALL COSTS by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 9, 2014) — For nearly two years, The Post & Email has followed the story of the Henderson children, who were taken from their parents’ custody in May 2011, sent to three different foster homes, and are…
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Rally for Justina Pelletier Monday in Boston
IS “THE IMPOSSIBLE” POSSIBLE? by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 1, 2014) — There will be a rally for the reunification of Justina Pelletier with her family. The 16-year-old has been separated from her parents for almost 16 months after a difference of opinion on her medical diagnosis occurred between two doctors at Boston Children’s Hospital and…
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CA Assemblyman Holds Press Conference on Proposed Child Welfare Law
IS CPS TOO POWERFUL? by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 8, 2014) — California General Assemblyman Tim Donnelly will hold a press conference at 11:00 a.m. PDT/2:00 p.m. EDT at the State Capitol to publicize a proposal on which a vote is expected later on Tuesday. The presser will take place in Room 127 of the Capitol…
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Rally for Justina Pelletier on Monday in Boston
WILL THE HEAVY HAND OF GOVERNMENT BE LIFTED? by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 15, 2014) — A rally is scheduled for Monday, March 17, 2014 in front of a Boston courthouse to urge the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) to return custody of 15-year-old Justina Pelletier to her parents, who live in Connecticut. In…
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The Shattered Victims of Child Protective Services
“THEY’VE DESTROYED MY WHOLE FAMILY” by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 20, 2013) — The following is the conclusion of our interview with Jeffrey Henderson, the California father whose eight children have been in foster care, the elder six for nearly three years, without any charge of abuse or neglect. Los Angeles DCFS took the children in…
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Jeffrey Henderson: “They Don’t Care About the Damage They’ve Done”
FATHER DEPRIVED OF HIS CHILDREN BY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE VOWS TO FIGHT ON IN FEDERAL COURT by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 15, 2013) — In an article on Saturday, The Post & Email published an interview with Jeffrey Henderson, who has been struggling with his wife to regain custody of their children from the Los Angeles…
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Five Henderson Children Now in Adoption Process
“SEPARATE THE FAMILIES” by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 14, 2013) — The father of eight children who have been in foster care for nearly three years despite no evidence of abuse or neglect has told The Post & Email that the adoption process has begun for his five elder children. Jeffrey and Erica Henderson have been…
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Citizen Children’s Advocate Admonishes Los Angeles Government Bureaucracy for “Mass Killing of Our Kids” pb
“THESE CHILDREN ARE DEAD” by Anonymous (Nov. 6, 2013) — An individual who closely watches the movements of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Juvenile Court Judge Michael Nash, and the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) wrote the following letter, referring to a case from 2010 of a toddler who was returned…
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Henderson Supporter: “This is Nothing Less Than Child Trafficking”
WHY ARE THE CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE WHEN THEY HAVE A LOVING, COMPETENT MOTHER? from a friend (Oct. 31, 2013) — I have to say a public thank you to each and every person here who has sent out a prayer for Erica and her babies. Many of us have been here for two years…
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Bombshell: Henderson Children’s Profiles Posted for Adoption on “California Kids Connection” Website pb
IS THIS “REUNIFICATION?” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 31, 2013) — The Post & Email has learned that the profiles of the Henderson children, whose parents desperately want to reunite with them after nearly three years apart, are posted on a website as available for adoption. The family has had eight children placed in foster care,…
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Henderson Hearing Canceled
“DCFS STANDARD TACTIC” from an Eyewitness (Oct. 16, 2013) —[Editor’s Note: The following account was submitted to The Post & Email on Wednesday evening from an eyewitness in the courtroom for the hearing expected in the Henderson case, wherein eight children are in foster care with the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family…
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Hearing on Discontinuing Reunification Services for Hendersons on Wednesday
“THAT IS THE SYSTEM” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 15, 2013) — Jeffrey Henderson, whose eight children are in foster care in Los Angeles County, CA, told The Post & Email on Tuesday evening that his wife Erica has received a summons to appear at a hearing on Wednesday dealing with the discontinuation of reunification services.…
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News on the Hendersons pb
FOSTER CARE CONTINUES FOR THE NEWEST ADDITION TO THE FAMILY by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 8, 2013) — After a long break during which the Hendersons had asked for no press coverage, The Post & Email can report that Erica Henderson gave birth to a baby girl approximately two months ago. However, the infant was taken…
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Update: Mothers Protesting SEIU’s Demands for Pay Increase, More Hires Assaulted pb
LOS ANGELES CHILD PROTECTIVE AGENCY WORKERS TOLD TO “DO YOUR JOB“ by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 5, 2013) — On October 1, a rally for higher wages was held by members of Local 721 of the SEIU labor union which included social workers employed at the Los Angeles, CA Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).…
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Jeffrey Henderson Accepted to Law School pb
“I DIDN’T WANT TO BE A LAWYER” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 3, 2013) — A father of seven children taken away from their parents nearly three years ago by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has been accepted to an American Bar Association-accredited law school for the spring 2014 semester.…
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Deficiencies in Los Angeles DCFS Exposed in Mainstream Media Report
CHILD WELFARE AGENCY DIRECTOR WORRIED ABOUT CAUSING EMPLOYEES “STRESS AND CONCERN” AFTER CHILD DIES FROM ABUSE, TORTURE by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 24, 2013) — The Los Angeles County, CA Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has issued “threat to discharge” letters to four employees following the wrongful death of an eight-year-old boy whose home…
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Citizen Seeks Grand Jury to Investigate Head of Los Angeles Child Protective Service Agency
FOR “UNETHICAL PRACTICES” by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 5, 2013) — For approximately eight months, The Post & Email reported on the Henderson family, which was torn apart as a result of an altercation with the Pasadena, CA Police Department, their former landlord, and the subsequent involvement of the Los Angeles Department of Child & Family…
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CA State Lawmakers Call for Audit of Child Protective Services Following Death of Eight-Year-Old Boy
WILL LOS ANGELES BE ONE OF THE COUNTIES AUDITED? by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 6, 2013) — Members of the California legislature have begun to lend support to an audit of the child protective services agencies in the state after the an eight-year-old boy, who had an open case with the Los Angeles Department of Child…
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Update: May 1 Update on the Hendersons pb
MOTHER OF SEVEN STRUGGLES TO MAKE ENDS MEET from Erica Henderson (May 1, 2013) — [Editor’s Note: The following message was posted by Erica Michelle Henderson, the mother of seven children who have been in foster care through the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) for nearly two years. In March,…
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Update From Erica Henderson
HOW MUCH DAMAGE HAVE THEY DONE? April 25, 2013 Dear friends and family, I am deeply saddened to report to you that there are a few people who have joined this group in order to destroy my family. With regret I admit they have succeeded in part. My overnight visits with my children have stopped…