Child and Family Services Funding

Raised concerns about accountability and outcomes in Child and Family Services contracts and foster care programs.

Requested greater transparency and accountability regarding child welfare investigations and family reunification timelines.

Asked the board to pull and separately discuss major CFS and FRC contract amendments, questioning spending justifications.

Highlighted the struggles of relatives in the dependency system and asked for better communication and family preservation.

Criticized child welfare practices and alleged procedural unfairness and false allegations in dependency cases.

Criticized CFS funding allocation and alleged racial disparities and poor handling of child welfare and family separation cases.