This series was published over four weeks in early 2018 in the Malheur Enterprise, the result of several months of interviews and a review of state, county and court records.
PART 1:
Malheur County system in crisis
EXTRA: Volunteers focus on speaking for kids
PART 2:
Foster parents face state neglect
Citizens with power oversee government’s care of foster children
PART 3:
Snake River proves barrier to relatives for foster kids
PART 4:
Former foster child tells of abuse, neglect and how she survived
Extra: She’s 10, she’s adopted, and she wants to help other foster kids
Extra: Abused by her father, she found new life with foster mother
Extra: How YOU can help foster kids and the system
The faces of our series:
Wendy Hill, director of the Ontario district office of the state Department of Human Services. (The Enterprise/Les Zaitz)
Daniel, at home with his foster mom in Vale. (The Enterprise/Les Zaitz)
Janeille Bennett, a Vale foster mother, reads to chip. (The Enterprise/Les Zaitz)
Sylvia Medina, a Vale-area foster mom. (The Enterprise/Les Zaitz)
Christine Phillips, Ontario district manager of the state child welfare, talks with Sally Vergara-Clement, a foster home certifier. (The Enterprise/Les Zaitz)
Gary Kiyuna, a Nyssa attorney who often represents children put into foster care. (The Enterprise/Les Zaitz)
Malheur County Circuit Court Judge Lung Hung. (The Enterprise/Les Zaitz)
Anna, a 10-year-old Ontario girl who was once in foster care. (The Enterprise/Les Zaitz)
Breanne, 20, who once was in foster care and now is headed to college. (The Enterprise/Les Zaitz)
Monica Grenz, an Ontario foster mom. (The Enterprise/Les Zaitz)
Senior Judge Patricia Sullivan of the Malheur County Circuit Court. (The Enterprise/Les Zaitz)
Les Zaitz: [email protected], 541-473-3377
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