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Through The Eyes of the Child Initiative

Through The Eyes of the Child Initiative

Working to Improve the Lives of Nebraska's Children

Articles tagged with: Foster Care Review Board

  • More Nebraska children exiting welfare system

    BY MARTHA STODDARD
    WORLD-HERALD BUREAU
    Thursday    July 10, 2008
    LINCOLN — More Nebraska children left the state’s child welfare system than entered it during the two years since Gov. Dave Heineman issued directives aimed at reducing the number of state wards.
    The governor today called the trend a major accomplishment that reversed a steady climb [...]

  • Retooling Nebraska child welfare

    BY MARTHA STODDARD
    WORLD-HERALD BUREAU
    LINCOLN — The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has earned accolades from children’s advocates and others for its plans to change how the child welfare system does business beginning today.
    But officials’ execution of those plans? Not so much.
    The plans include new services aimed at keeping [...]

  • State changing how troubled families are served

    By NANCY HICKS / Lincoln Journal Star
    Sunday, Jun 22, 2008 - 12:16:10 am CDT
    The state is changing the way services are provided to troubled families by dramatically reducing the number of contracts it has with agencies to provide services and making a few private agencies responsible for keeping families together.
    Instead of [...]