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I am writing to tell you our story of destruction of our family by the State of Oregon Department of Human Services. It’s a hard battle to get anyone to hear us, to help expose a problem and to let others know what is happening to the children of our community.
My mother, Valerie Barbeau, is currently trying to retain guardianship of two children. These are her grandchildren, Serenity (Age 5) and Ezra (Age 3). She currently has guardianship of their oldest sibling Austin (Age 11). She retained custody of Austin when he was 5 years old and has lived with her all his life. Serenity and Ezra both also lived with Valerie from birth till August 2003.
My sister, Rosalie Smith, is mentally ill. This has been documented, and she has been in and out of treatment for many years. She is currently 29 years old and unable to parent the children. She is unable to handle the stress of the children needs above her own.
In August of 2003, my sister became frustrated and upset with her daughter Serenity. Out of the frustration she had struck her on the head, this was not the first incident of abuse. I had witnessed her shake her daughter very hard, and she screamed very loudly often. My sister, out of concern, took Serenity to her doctor to be examined. Dr. Miller did not see any damage to Serenity in any way and found she was fine.
Social workers Cheryl Ramos and another worker arrived a few days later to check on the children. I was the only one home at the time and allowed them to come in. Cheryl said the children seemed to be unharmed and not showing any serious trauma. They decided that the children should remain in the home of Valerie, partially because at times my sister would come remove Ezra to find a place to stay in a “family” shelter. Rosalie had often taken the children for a week or two at a time for shelter or welfare purposes. Our family was unable to stop her legally from taking the children, but did try.
Social services then contacted my mother about keeping the children on a permanent basis with her. They stated she would need to obtain a Kinship Foster License and they would help her with guardianship of the children like the oldest child.
A foster license certifier, Nicole, came to process the application by interviewing Valerie and her husband Edward and inspect the home. My mother was very honest about everything, including a citation for battery and removal of myself as a child by social services.
The battery incident was no longer on record and Valerie was not aware of this. She wanted to be honest and forthcoming in case something did appear on records. Valerie lived in an apartment complex that had a child about the age of 11 who had tried to catch the complex and cars on fire. He would come to her house and bang on the door with clubs or bats. Once, she opened the door and placed her hand on the child slightly to redirect him to the stairs to his home and asked him to stop. She didn't hit the child, nor did she shove him. The child’s mother then filed assault charges, but Valerie was only given a citation and 90 days probation. Valerie was never arrested, nor was she placed in jail.
My removal by social services was for abandonment. No abandonment occurred, it was a complete misunderstanding. After 4 years, and Valerie moving to San Diego County, the case was overturned as ridiculous. My mother had taken me to a friend’s home on July 4th, I was to stay overnight. The mother of the friend told me I could not stay and I had to go home. When I got home, my mom had already left for the evening to go watch fireworks with my sister and brother. Her car broke down on the way back and she didn't return home until about 2am. By this time earlier in the day, I had gone to another friends home to wait for my mom. When I woke up, I was surrounded by a social worker and police. My mother was charged by social services with abandonment and I stayed with my grandparents and aunt for 4 years. When she left the Bay Area for San Diego County, they returned me to her care.
Once the interview with the certifier was completed, she left my mothers home to turn in the application. Around 9am the next morning, Nicole called and stated she hoped that the children could remain in the home. They seemed happy and in the right place for their well being. Around 10-11am, Valerie received a call stating she was being denied the Kinship Foster License based on the battery charge, my being removed from her care and allegations made by Rosalie that she was sexually abused by Edward. The sexual abuse came from a social worker during Austin’s hearing for guardianship. This was found as a false allegation and dismissed during that hearing, 4 years earlier.
We had a family meeting with Heather Kitto and Armond Fredricks who were both supervisors at the Hillsboro Office for DHS. They stated they were removing the children but leaving Austin in place with Valerie. They forced us to sign a safety plan that stated Austin would never be left alone with Edward due to the allegations of my sister (again, allegations were false and occasionally recanted). They felt the two younger children were in danger of abuse if remaining in the home. We agreed to allow Fran, a friend of the family at the time, to care for Serenity and Ezra would be placed in a foster home. This was a big mistake on all of our part. Fran did more damage than good.
Heather Kitto and Cheryl Ramos came to pick up Ezra. Valerie was outside wheeling Ezra around in his wagon, Serenity was inside the house with Fran keeping her away from the scene. The children’s uncle and myself said goodbye to Ezra as he was picked up by Valerie. She placed him into a car seat and talked with the workers for a short time about how large of a baby he was.
Reports state that Valerie was not outside, she refused to come out and that she sent myself out to the workers with a tote of his clothes and a note. This was completely false.
Visitations for the grandparents were once a month then moved to twice a month for an hour at the DHS office. Eventually, they were moved to at home supervised, then to unsupervised visits.
In December 2003, an allegation came that Serenity was “touched” by her older brother Austin. Serenity was referred to the CARES NW program (www.caresnw.org) for an evaluation of sexual abuse. This evaluation determined that Serenity was never abused by her brother. July 2004, this allegation came again. Abuse supposedly occurred during an unsupervised visit at the grandparent’s home. DHS worker, Mandy Davis spoke with Valerie on the phone and SCREAMED at the top of her lungs that she was not being supervised and protected from Austin. We asked that she be referred to the CARES program. We heard many stories over the next couple of weeks about why she was not referred. Fran told me that they didn't want to traumatize her again with another evaluation and that she was “preparing” Serenity for the visit at CARES. Mandy, stated that she had not referred Serenity because CARES had stated she could not be brought back again if its been less than a year and that they refused to see Serenity. CARES told my mother over the phone that information wasn’t true, and that they would welcome Serenity to be evaluated yet again. After another week went by, Mandy and her supervisor Tom Vlahos told us they refuse to place Serenity in the program for an evaluation. CARES then called Mandy, who stated that Serenity was not making any allegations, and haven’t at any time so she could not refer her. DHS workers and attorney states this report is false.
Fran at one time, spoke to Valerie about keeping the children away from their mother and would create something using Austin to be sure of this. This is where the allegations started. Fran also told Mandy Davis that I was sexually abused in my mothers home when I was a child, and that I told her this. This information given by Fran was false.
DHS has multiple times stated they were going to return the children, all the way up to the day before a hearing. When the hearing came to be, there was always some roadblock created by DHS. Valerie had to get an independent homestudy done, DHS refused to pay for this at any time. She was able to get the Boys and Girls Aid Society, Delaney Demay, to take on the homestudy. This homestudy took nearly 8 months to complete and was completely tainted with lies from DHS. Delaney told my mother multiple times that DHS has no proof of abuse by Austin. Then would tell us we need to believe Serenity. We never were told by Serenity of any abuse during the now again office visitations. Nothing ever came up. Delaney took all the information by DHS, and formed an unbiased homestudy, after over $800 bucks paid by Valerie, and favored DHS. Delaney, took the words of the DHS workers, and never investigated any reports, information or evaluations. She never received full reports needed to make an unbiased decision on facts. Delaney is now a Supervisor for CASA (www.casahelpskids.org). CASA is also in favor of DHS and believes the report from CARES is also false information.
In August of 2004, I requested to be considered a resource for the children. DHS had a foster care certifier come out and process my application. Tawnya completed her application and inspection of the home. I was turned down to be allowed to adopt the children. Reasons were of many things, $1500 a month income was not enough, I didn't believe that Serenity was abused and that Ezra had global delays, I didn't tell them about my being abused sexually when I was a child living with my mother (I was never abused), and that I would have to work and not be home with the children who needed 24/7 care. The fact that I lived in 3 places in 6 years was a problem to DHS as well.
Serenity started to show signs that something was wrong. She told Valerie that she couldn’t call her grandma anymore and that she wasn’t allowed to love her or Austin anymore. We did not push Serenity into where she felt that from. Her whole demeanor slowly declined, she was becoming less playful, less talkative and did not want to be hugged.
This continued for months, up to two years now this August 2005. Every time we move towards getting the children home, DHS throws up another roadblock, lie or scheme. Allegations continued by DHS, stating that they are constantly told by Serenity more and more information alleging abuse. They stated she talks about it all the time. We had yet to hear it from her.
Ezra moved to a new foster home not long after placed in the beginning. The foster mother was told by the original worker; Leona Flowers that she would guarantee the mother would be allowed to adopt the child and told her horrific lies about our family. Ezra moved and he shut down, his vocabulary, his demeanor and his mental emotional health declined. He did slowly pick up for a short time. He is now in this adoptive home and has completely shut down again. He isn’t talking, playing or being very active.
A week after the Judge and Attorney for Valerie received the report with the information that Serenity made no allegations, we received a letter stating we would have our last, and a goodbye visit with Serenity on March 31. Valerie staged a protest in place of the visitation. DHS states Valerie never attempted to contact them again regarding visitations with the children.
Serenity and Ezra have not been allowed to see their family and vice versa since March 2005. There are no valid reasons to keep these children from their family whom they have told often they wanted to go home with.
August 2005 the Judge, Kirsten Thompson, dropped the guardianship case completely. It was dismissed and thrown out, she then told DHS to complete the adoption plan.
We are seeking a replacement attorney at this time. DHS has everyone in their court, CASA, children’s attorney, Boys and Girls Aid Society. We continue to fight for these children, our rights, their rights and the best interest of the children is their being home with us.
My mother has spent $40,000 for an attorney to this point. We still do not have the children, DHS is getting away with telling false allegations. Armond Fredrick stated that a child can be removed over an allegation at any time for any reason, they do not have to prove anything or investigate.
We have heard strange comments from CASA supervisors and Social Workers in lobbies of the court house. They have done everything they can to keep the meetings with the Judge in chambers before any of us get there for the hearing of the day. DHS continues to lie to us and the courts, telling the judge they are going to do one thing but then tell us they aren’t doing that.
Assistant Attorney General, children’s attorney, social worker and someone else were sitting in the lobby bragging about how they got rid of the fathers, there are two. They said, what about the mother. Her rights will be terminated in October 2005. She said don’t worry about that. They asked about the grandmother, her exact words said, we are going to burn her at the stake. They then realized she was sitting nearby and they got up and scattered off.
We have been trying to get legislatures involved to investigate, they always state they cant help us. We tried to get the governors advocate, she said she couldn’t help us. NO ONE will help.
Please help us spread the word of what is going on, this is happening across the country. They are taking our children, and adopting them out to strangers. Punishing the children, family and everyone around over false allegations. They are ignoring the truly ignored children, because they are not as easy to place and are not the “cute and adoptable”. This phrase is used often in court.
This needs to be made aware of to the public. DHS tries its hardest to keep others unaware. They threaten families if they speak out, join advocacy groups or try to find help. Public Defenders do not adequately represent the clients, or refuse to help them if they do not plead guilty to any charges DHS brings up. Legislatures and Governor’s Office refuses to help.
©2005 Heather Walden
Northwest Association for the Ethical Treatment of Children and Families
www.nwaetcf.org
My mother, Valerie Barbeau, is currently trying to retain guardianship of two children. These are her grandchildren, Serenity (Age 5) and Ezra (Age 3). She currently has guardianship of their oldest sibling Austin (Age 11). She retained custody of Austin when he was 5 years old and has lived with her all his life. Serenity and Ezra both also lived with Valerie from birth till August 2003.
My sister, Rosalie Smith, is mentally ill. This has been documented, and she has been in and out of treatment for many years. She is currently 29 years old and unable to parent the children. She is unable to handle the stress of the children needs above her own.
In August of 2003, my sister became frustrated and upset with her daughter Serenity. Out of the frustration she had struck her on the head, this was not the first incident of abuse. I had witnessed her shake her daughter very hard, and she screamed very loudly often. My sister, out of concern, took Serenity to her doctor to be examined. Dr. Miller did not see any damage to Serenity in any way and found she was fine.
Social workers Cheryl Ramos and another worker arrived a few days later to check on the children. I was the only one home at the time and allowed them to come in. Cheryl said the children seemed to be unharmed and not showing any serious trauma. They decided that the children should remain in the home of Valerie, partially because at times my sister would come remove Ezra to find a place to stay in a “family” shelter. Rosalie had often taken the children for a week or two at a time for shelter or welfare purposes. Our family was unable to stop her legally from taking the children, but did try.
Social services then contacted my mother about keeping the children on a permanent basis with her. They stated she would need to obtain a Kinship Foster License and they would help her with guardianship of the children like the oldest child.
A foster license certifier, Nicole, came to process the application by interviewing Valerie and her husband Edward and inspect the home. My mother was very honest about everything, including a citation for battery and removal of myself as a child by social services.
The battery incident was no longer on record and Valerie was not aware of this. She wanted to be honest and forthcoming in case something did appear on records. Valerie lived in an apartment complex that had a child about the age of 11 who had tried to catch the complex and cars on fire. He would come to her house and bang on the door with clubs or bats. Once, she opened the door and placed her hand on the child slightly to redirect him to the stairs to his home and asked him to stop. She didn't hit the child, nor did she shove him. The child’s mother then filed assault charges, but Valerie was only given a citation and 90 days probation. Valerie was never arrested, nor was she placed in jail.
My removal by social services was for abandonment. No abandonment occurred, it was a complete misunderstanding. After 4 years, and Valerie moving to San Diego County, the case was overturned as ridiculous. My mother had taken me to a friend’s home on July 4th, I was to stay overnight. The mother of the friend told me I could not stay and I had to go home. When I got home, my mom had already left for the evening to go watch fireworks with my sister and brother. Her car broke down on the way back and she didn't return home until about 2am. By this time earlier in the day, I had gone to another friends home to wait for my mom. When I woke up, I was surrounded by a social worker and police. My mother was charged by social services with abandonment and I stayed with my grandparents and aunt for 4 years. When she left the Bay Area for San Diego County, they returned me to her care.
Once the interview with the certifier was completed, she left my mothers home to turn in the application. Around 9am the next morning, Nicole called and stated she hoped that the children could remain in the home. They seemed happy and in the right place for their well being. Around 10-11am, Valerie received a call stating she was being denied the Kinship Foster License based on the battery charge, my being removed from her care and allegations made by Rosalie that she was sexually abused by Edward. The sexual abuse came from a social worker during Austin’s hearing for guardianship. This was found as a false allegation and dismissed during that hearing, 4 years earlier.
We had a family meeting with Heather Kitto and Armond Fredricks who were both supervisors at the Hillsboro Office for DHS. They stated they were removing the children but leaving Austin in place with Valerie. They forced us to sign a safety plan that stated Austin would never be left alone with Edward due to the allegations of my sister (again, allegations were false and occasionally recanted). They felt the two younger children were in danger of abuse if remaining in the home. We agreed to allow Fran, a friend of the family at the time, to care for Serenity and Ezra would be placed in a foster home. This was a big mistake on all of our part. Fran did more damage than good.
Heather Kitto and Cheryl Ramos came to pick up Ezra. Valerie was outside wheeling Ezra around in his wagon, Serenity was inside the house with Fran keeping her away from the scene. The children’s uncle and myself said goodbye to Ezra as he was picked up by Valerie. She placed him into a car seat and talked with the workers for a short time about how large of a baby he was.
Reports state that Valerie was not outside, she refused to come out and that she sent myself out to the workers with a tote of his clothes and a note. This was completely false.
Visitations for the grandparents were once a month then moved to twice a month for an hour at the DHS office. Eventually, they were moved to at home supervised, then to unsupervised visits.
In December 2003, an allegation came that Serenity was “touched” by her older brother Austin. Serenity was referred to the CARES NW program (www.caresnw.org) for an evaluation of sexual abuse. This evaluation determined that Serenity was never abused by her brother. July 2004, this allegation came again. Abuse supposedly occurred during an unsupervised visit at the grandparent’s home. DHS worker, Mandy Davis spoke with Valerie on the phone and SCREAMED at the top of her lungs that she was not being supervised and protected from Austin. We asked that she be referred to the CARES program. We heard many stories over the next couple of weeks about why she was not referred. Fran told me that they didn't want to traumatize her again with another evaluation and that she was “preparing” Serenity for the visit at CARES. Mandy, stated that she had not referred Serenity because CARES had stated she could not be brought back again if its been less than a year and that they refused to see Serenity. CARES told my mother over the phone that information wasn’t true, and that they would welcome Serenity to be evaluated yet again. After another week went by, Mandy and her supervisor Tom Vlahos told us they refuse to place Serenity in the program for an evaluation. CARES then called Mandy, who stated that Serenity was not making any allegations, and haven’t at any time so she could not refer her. DHS workers and attorney states this report is false.
Fran at one time, spoke to Valerie about keeping the children away from their mother and would create something using Austin to be sure of this. This is where the allegations started. Fran also told Mandy Davis that I was sexually abused in my mothers home when I was a child, and that I told her this. This information given by Fran was false.
DHS has multiple times stated they were going to return the children, all the way up to the day before a hearing. When the hearing came to be, there was always some roadblock created by DHS. Valerie had to get an independent homestudy done, DHS refused to pay for this at any time. She was able to get the Boys and Girls Aid Society, Delaney Demay, to take on the homestudy. This homestudy took nearly 8 months to complete and was completely tainted with lies from DHS. Delaney told my mother multiple times that DHS has no proof of abuse by Austin. Then would tell us we need to believe Serenity. We never were told by Serenity of any abuse during the now again office visitations. Nothing ever came up. Delaney took all the information by DHS, and formed an unbiased homestudy, after over $800 bucks paid by Valerie, and favored DHS. Delaney, took the words of the DHS workers, and never investigated any reports, information or evaluations. She never received full reports needed to make an unbiased decision on facts. Delaney is now a Supervisor for CASA (www.casahelpskids.org). CASA is also in favor of DHS and believes the report from CARES is also false information.
In August of 2004, I requested to be considered a resource for the children. DHS had a foster care certifier come out and process my application. Tawnya completed her application and inspection of the home. I was turned down to be allowed to adopt the children. Reasons were of many things, $1500 a month income was not enough, I didn't believe that Serenity was abused and that Ezra had global delays, I didn't tell them about my being abused sexually when I was a child living with my mother (I was never abused), and that I would have to work and not be home with the children who needed 24/7 care. The fact that I lived in 3 places in 6 years was a problem to DHS as well.
Serenity started to show signs that something was wrong. She told Valerie that she couldn’t call her grandma anymore and that she wasn’t allowed to love her or Austin anymore. We did not push Serenity into where she felt that from. Her whole demeanor slowly declined, she was becoming less playful, less talkative and did not want to be hugged.
This continued for months, up to two years now this August 2005. Every time we move towards getting the children home, DHS throws up another roadblock, lie or scheme. Allegations continued by DHS, stating that they are constantly told by Serenity more and more information alleging abuse. They stated she talks about it all the time. We had yet to hear it from her.
Ezra moved to a new foster home not long after placed in the beginning. The foster mother was told by the original worker; Leona Flowers that she would guarantee the mother would be allowed to adopt the child and told her horrific lies about our family. Ezra moved and he shut down, his vocabulary, his demeanor and his mental emotional health declined. He did slowly pick up for a short time. He is now in this adoptive home and has completely shut down again. He isn’t talking, playing or being very active.
A week after the Judge and Attorney for Valerie received the report with the information that Serenity made no allegations, we received a letter stating we would have our last, and a goodbye visit with Serenity on March 31. Valerie staged a protest in place of the visitation. DHS states Valerie never attempted to contact them again regarding visitations with the children.
Serenity and Ezra have not been allowed to see their family and vice versa since March 2005. There are no valid reasons to keep these children from their family whom they have told often they wanted to go home with.
August 2005 the Judge, Kirsten Thompson, dropped the guardianship case completely. It was dismissed and thrown out, she then told DHS to complete the adoption plan.
We are seeking a replacement attorney at this time. DHS has everyone in their court, CASA, children’s attorney, Boys and Girls Aid Society. We continue to fight for these children, our rights, their rights and the best interest of the children is their being home with us.
My mother has spent $40,000 for an attorney to this point. We still do not have the children, DHS is getting away with telling false allegations. Armond Fredrick stated that a child can be removed over an allegation at any time for any reason, they do not have to prove anything or investigate.
We have heard strange comments from CASA supervisors and Social Workers in lobbies of the court house. They have done everything they can to keep the meetings with the Judge in chambers before any of us get there for the hearing of the day. DHS continues to lie to us and the courts, telling the judge they are going to do one thing but then tell us they aren’t doing that.
Assistant Attorney General, children’s attorney, social worker and someone else were sitting in the lobby bragging about how they got rid of the fathers, there are two. They said, what about the mother. Her rights will be terminated in October 2005. She said don’t worry about that. They asked about the grandmother, her exact words said, we are going to burn her at the stake. They then realized she was sitting nearby and they got up and scattered off.
We have been trying to get legislatures involved to investigate, they always state they cant help us. We tried to get the governors advocate, she said she couldn’t help us. NO ONE will help.
Please help us spread the word of what is going on, this is happening across the country. They are taking our children, and adopting them out to strangers. Punishing the children, family and everyone around over false allegations. They are ignoring the truly ignored children, because they are not as easy to place and are not the “cute and adoptable”. This phrase is used often in court.
This needs to be made aware of to the public. DHS tries its hardest to keep others unaware. They threaten families if they speak out, join advocacy groups or try to find help. Public Defenders do not adequately represent the clients, or refuse to help them if they do not plead guilty to any charges DHS brings up. Legislatures and Governor’s Office refuses to help.
©2005 Heather Walden
Northwest Association for the Ethical Treatment of Children and Families
www.nwaetcf.org
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Re: My family's story, short version.
Wed, August 10, 2005 - 2:59 AMWinter, have you tried to seek help from the CIL (Center for Independant Living ) in your area? It is an organization that abides by the ADA....americans with disabilities Act (1990) "We Have Rights" an advocate might help you (you seem to be a great one), but everyone needs support....they could give u referrals.... mental illness is a disability.....and obviously the WHOLE family has been affected BIG TIME!!!! Peace Lilaclady -
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Re: My family's story, short version.
Wed, August 10, 2005 - 11:13 AMWe had help for my nephew who is being accused of abuse and DHS stating that we were lying about him being disabled. The ARC of Multnomah county was helping us. The judge refused to let her talk in court. The social worker and her supervisor SCREAMED at the top of her lungs at her.
As far as Mental Illness, its my sister that is mentally ill. The children, who will become mentally ill if this continues is the ones that need the help here.
No one will get involved.
I am writing lovely letters asking the resignation of many people today ;)
Will post them as I do these.
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I sent our social worker an email
Wed, August 10, 2005 - 11:44 PMI just wanted to thank you for your bad service for the people of the State of Oregon.
Due to your disservice, constant abuse of families and children and false allegations that you have provided to the court, two children are suffering.
I wanted to thank you for destroying their lives. I wanted to thank you for telling CARES NW that there were no allegations made.
Wendy from the ARC of Multnomah told us the wonderful conversation you had with her. How you SCREAMED at the top of your lungs like a banshee and also had a supervisor do the same thing. ARC of Multnomah county represents children with disabilities, something you were trying to take advantage of with my older nephew. That was pretty professional. Have you had a mental evaluation yourself?
You are a fraud. YOU need to resign as a state employee. You are a disgrace to the system. You are a disgrace to the state, and you are a disaster waiting to happen.
Does it make you happy to know that you ripped away 2 children from a happy safe home? How could you even sleep at night after what you have done to them, my family and my nephew. Can you sleep knowing that Ezra has shut down yet again? Do you know that he was a very intelligent, dancing every day to the wiggles, talkative and stating words at 1 years old, very happy baby? Look what you and DHS has done to him. Look at what you have dont to Serenity. Her whole demeaner went downhill. Austin, denied his civil rights. You lied to everyone, you committed purjery in court. You are guilty of false allegations, likely to be false records, and violating the civil rights of our family, the children and countless other families as well.
Thats okay. My organization is going to make the public aware of your lies. Protesting, is nothing at this point. You are one of our special projects that will be updated on my website. ALL the information we have, is going to be posted there, forms, documents, the whole story. I suggest you keep up, you might want to be aware of whats going on. Flyers are going to be passed around town, especially at special events. Bite of Oregon is next, state fairs, air show, state capital. It is already being plastered across parts of the country at this moment. In fact, we have a news story coming out soon, wont that be nifty.
We are going to demand your resignation with the state, and loudly. You have violated the US Consitutional rights our country gave to us.
The fight is far from over. Your name will be plastered along with the whole MEDIA packet I am creating. You are a heartless cruel woman who cares about nothing but that bonus check youll be getting from adopting the child out. No matter what happens to the children, they will know the truth as they grow older. We will be sure this story remains public for EVERYONE to see.
Come to our website, www.nwaetcf.org. In the next few days, your information of your violations of rights, destruction of families, and heartless cruelty to our children will be updated.
Have a nice day, and thank you again for your disservice to children and families.
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