Released on = September 28, 2006, 10:34 am

Press Release Author = REALITIVE CARE GIVER FOUNDATION ,KIM WEISE

Industry = Non Profit

Press Release Summary = 53.2% OF REALITIVES ARE RAISING CHILDREN IN THE STATE OF
FLORIDA.VERY HIGH PERCENT LIVING ON FIXED INCOMES AND POVERTY LEVEL.THESE FAMILIES
ARE NOT BEING PROVIDED WITH IMFORMATION ON HOE TO RECEIVE MEDICADE FOR THE CHILDREN
IN THEIR CARE .HOW TO OBTAIN CHILD SUPPORT IF FORTUNATE TO HAVE GAURDIANSHIP
PAPERS.LITTLE IMFORMATION OR REFERRALS FROM DCF CASE WORKERS TO RECEIVE TNA
FUNDING.THROUGH LEGISLATION IS NOT MADE LAW THAT EVERY CHILD HAS A RIGHT TO A
GAURDIAN ATLITUM ON THEIR CASE.THIS UNABLES THE CHILD TO HAVE A VOICE ,NOR THE
REALITIVE NO SOURCE OF IMFORMATION THROUGH THE LEGAL PROCESS AS WELL AS NO
IMFORMATION OF THE GUIDE LINES DCF NEED TO FOLLOW.

Press Release Body = REALITIVE CARE GIVER FOUNDATIONINC. GILCREST COUNTY FLORIDA.
IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA REALITIVES HAVE NO RIGHTS.CASE WORKERS VEIW THAT SINCE YOU
HAVE NO RIGHTS YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS TO OBTAIN IMFORMATION.IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A GARDIAN
ATLITUM APPOINTED TO YOUR CHILD THE REALITIVES HAVE NO VOICE FOR THEIR CHILD AND
THEMSELVES IN COURT. IF NOT INVITED BY FAMILY MEMBER INVOLVED TO MEDIATION DATE,TO
KNOW THE NEXT COURT DATE YOU ARE UNAWARE WHAT IS TAKING PLACE.WITHOUT A GAURDIAN
ATTLITUM TO SUBMIT YOUR NAME THROUGH COURTS ,YOU CANNOT FIND OUT OR BE INVITED TO
EACH COURT DATE OF DCF INVOLEMENT.THESE AREAS HAVE BEEN PRIVATIZED NOW.THAT BEING
MORE OF A PROBLEM INSTEAD OF A SOLUTION.THE STATES SOLE PURPOSE IS REUNIFACATION
BACK TO THE PARENT EVEN IF THEY REMOLTLY COMPLETED THIER CASE PLAN.A CPI
INVESTIGATOR STATED IN 2005 WHEN THIS TANSITION WAS TO BE MADE BECAUSE OF THIS BEING
THE STATES PURPOSE ALOT OF THESE CHILDREN WILL WIND UP DEAD.ACCORDING TO THE CENSOR
2004 THERE ARE 16,024 LIVING GILCREST COUNTY 47.3% WERE REALITIVES RAISING
CHILDREN.THESE REALITVES WERE ILL INFORMED OF THE RECOURSES AVAILABLE TO THEM. IN
THE 8TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MANY CHILDREN IN REALITIVE CARE PLACEMENT LACK A GAURDIAN
ADLITUM.THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT A CHILD IN A REALITIVE PLACEMENT IS CONSIDERED
\"SAFE. THE CHILDREN AND THE REALITIVES PROVIDING CARE ARE THE ONES WHO SUFFER FROM
LACK OF REPESENTATION IN THE COURT SYSTEM.REALITIVES HAVE NO HELP TO NEGOTIATE THE
CONFUSING LEGAL SYSTEM AND ARE OFTEN UNAWARE OF COURT DATES PERTAINING TO THEIR
CHILDS CASE.THE CHILD ALSO HAS NO VOICE AT THE VARIOUS DATES SO THEIR BEST INTEREST
IS NOT REPRSENTED.THERE IS A TREMENDOUS LACK OF FINIANCIAL SUPPORT FOR RELATIVES
RAISING CHILDREN:OFTEN THEY DO NOT RECEIVE ANY BACK CHILD SUPPORT,EVEN MONIES THAT
WERE OWED TO THEM BEFORE ANY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE BEGAN BEING PAID. REALITIVES ARE MADE
TO FEEL THAT IF THEY ASK FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THEY RISK HAVING THE CHILD PLACED
IN FOSTER CARE BECAUSE THE CASE WORKERS FEEL THEY ARE UNABLE TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT
THE CHILD.THIS CREATES A SITUATION IN RURAL AREAS WHERE REALITIVES ARE RAISING
CHILDREN ON MEAGER INCOMES. ANOTHER PROBLEM FACED IN RURAL AREAS IS THAT MANY PEOPLE
ARE NOT ADEQUATELY LITERATE.THIS SITUATION MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR REALITIVES TO
UNDERSTAND THEIR RIGHTS WHEN HAVING TO RESEARCH ,READ THEM ON THEIR OWN,IT ALSO
MAKES IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE FOR SOME REALITIVES TO BE ABLE TO PROPERLY COMPLETE THE
LEGALISTIC PAPERWORK INVOLVED WHEN TRYING TO OBTAIN FUNDS THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE TO
THEM.THE REASONS FOR SO MANY CASES OF REALITIVES RAISING CHILDREN IN RURAL COUNTIES
ARE MANY. ILLNESS, DEATH,
DIVORCE,ABUSE,ABANDONMENT,AIDS,INCARCERATION,NEGLECT,MENTAL IINESS,PHYSICAL
INCAPABILITY,SUBSTANCE ABUSE, TEEN PARENTING WHICH THESE ARE THE REASONS ACROSS THE
STATE.WHICH LEAVES A CHILD PLACED IN REALITIVE CARE,BUT ONE REASON CAN OFTEN BE
TRACED BACK TO EARLY LIFE OF THE PERSON LOSING CUSTODY OF THE CHILD. MANY
DISABILITIES AND LEARNING DISORDERS ARE NOT UNDERSTOOD IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS .YOUNG
PEOPLE DO NOT GET THE EDUCATIONAL TRAINING THEY NEED.THIS LEADS TO LOW SELF
ESTEEM.OFTEN DROP OUT OF SCHOOL.MANY HAVE MINIMUM WAGE JOBS,POVERTY PLAYS A MAJOR
ROLE INTO NOT BEING ABLE TO PROPERLY CARE FOR THE CHILDREN.OFTEN THEN REALITIVES
BECOME THE PRIMARY CARE GIVER OF THESE CHILDREN.WHEN REALITIVES STEP INTO BECOMING
GAURDIAN OF THE CHILD OR CHILDREN ,THAT REALITIVE SHOULD BE WELL IMFORMED OF ALL THE
AVAILABLE RESOURCES.THERE NEEDS TO BE CHANGES IN THE WAY REALITIVES ARE VEWIED
WITHIN THE CHILD PROTECTIVE SYSTEM,OFTEN CASE WORKERS ARE NOT FULLY AWARE THAT EVEN
THOUGH THE REALTIVES HAVE NO RIGHTS THEIR ARE STATUES OUT THERE FOR THE REALITIVE AS
WELL AS GUIDELINES FOR THE CASE WORKERS AND REALITIVES NEED TO KNOW THEM .THE MANY
CHILDREN IN THE SYSTEM BEING CARED FOR BY RELATIVES ARE STANDING IN NEED O F CARING
PEOLE TO BECOME THEIR VOICE.REALITIVE CARE GIVER FOUNDATION INC .A SUPPORT GROUP FOR
REALITIVES RAISING CHILDREN.AVOCACY FOR REALITIVES AND CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE. WE
NEED SUPPORT IN PHYSICAL DONATIONS.PLEASE SUBMITT TO REALITIVE CARE GIVER FOUNDATION
.ARE ADDRESS R/C/G P O BOX 274 BELL FLORIDA 32619 EMAIL US AT RCAREGIV@AOL.COM
CONTACT 3525357748 PLEASE SUPPORT US AND THE REALITIVES RAISING CHILDREN GOD BLESS


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