The Kinship Crisis, DFCS Denying Family Placement is a hard-hitting investigative podcast exposing how DFCS routinely denies family placement and prioritizes foster care and adoption over kinship care. Hosted by Veteran Nurse, Grandmother and Advocate Lenora Buckley, this podcast brings you real stories, legal insights, and expert interviews to hold the system accountable and elevate the voices of families fighting for their rights.
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Legitimation: What Every Father Needs to Know
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Episode 3 – Legitimation: What Every Father Needs to Know In this vital episode of The Kinship Crisis, we’re tackling one of the most misunderstood legal processes for fathers in Georgia: legitimation. If you're a biological father fighting for your rights or simply trying to understand your role in your child's life, this episode is for you. Join …
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The Missing Family: Diligent Search or Deliberate Silence?
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In this episode of The Kinship Crisis, we uncover what DFCS is legally required to do when a child enters foster care—and how often those rules are ignored. We break down the diligent search mandate, explain both federal and state laws, and ask the hard question: are agencies truly searching for family, or pushing adoption instead? If you’re a rela…
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From Grandmother to Advocate: One Woman’s Fight Against DFCS
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In this powerful debut episode of The Kinship Crisis, host Lenora Buckley shares her personal and heartbreaking story of how her grandson was taken into foster care by the Georgia Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS)—despite the presence of willing, able, and loving biological family members ready to care for him. Lenora takes listeners th…
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