{"id":2775,"date":"2025-07-14T14:34:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T14:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fosteringperspectives.org\/?p=2775"},"modified":"2025-07-14T14:35:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T14:35:01","slug":"message-from-foster-family-alliance-of-nc-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fosteringperspectives.org\/?p=2775","title":{"rendered":"Message from Foster Family Alliance of NC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dear caregivers in NC,\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a foster, adoptive, or kinship caregiver, you know firsthand the challenges and joys of caring for children in need. Right now, we have a critical opportunity to advocate for positive change in North Carolina. House Bill 612 (HB612) is making its way through the legislature, and we need your voice to ensure it passes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This bill Improves the practice and quality of legal representation, recognizes importance of foster\/Kinship Families, Stops Termination of Parental Rights for Failure to pay DSS Child Support, Strengthening NC DSS Oversight of Local County DSS Agencies, Allows Post-adoption Contracts for DSS cases, Addresses Conflict of Interest in County DSS Cases, and Establishes Secondary Review for Screened Out Cases. If passed, it will have a direct impact on families like yours.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How You Can Help:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 Contact Your Legislators \u2013 A quick email or phone call can make a big difference. Ask that they sign onto the bill as a sponsor and support the passage of this important legislation. You can email or call them to request they support the bill.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 Share Your Story \u2013 Personal experiences have power! Let lawmakers know why this bill matters to you and the children in your care.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 Spread the Word \u2013 Share this article on social media to encourage others to take action.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Foster Family Alliance of North Carolina, we are committed to standing with you. Now, we ask you to stand with us to ensure HB612 becomes law. Together, we can create a better future for North Carolina\u2019s children.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Visit <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ffa-nc.org\/bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ffa-nc.org\/bill<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong><strong>to learn more about HB612 and links to find your legislator.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear caregivers in NC,\u00a0 As a foster, adoptive, or kinship caregiver, you know firsthand the challenges and joys of caring for children in need. Right [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2510,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1660,1],"tags":[],"series":[1697],"class_list":["post-2775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-additional-content-left","category-uncategorized","series-may-2025-vol-29-no-1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fosteringperspectives.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fosteringperspectives.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fosteringperspectives.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fosteringperspectives.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fosteringperspectives.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2775"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fosteringperspectives.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2775\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fosteringperspectives.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fosteringperspectives.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fosteringperspectives.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fosteringperspectives.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2775"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fosteringperspectives.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fseries&post=2775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}