Frustration

Remember Annie and Yair.  Annie came here to live on August 17.  Her brother, Yair, came just a few days later.  Their mother showed up at the gated days later with a letter in her hand from the judge that said she had custody of her kids.  Everyone  was heartbroken and shocked.

Less than one one later, they were back at Casita Kennedy.  Back in the system.  We have been trying to get those kids back.  The judge was outraged that the mother would do this.  The social worker as outraged.  There was going to be a thorough home investigation.  That mother would never regain custody of those kids. 

In the meantime, IHNFA has laid off  many of its workers because they cannot be paid.  Many workers that have not been laid off are striking because they have not been paid.  The whole system is in turmoil.  We were told a home inspection had to be done before we could take custody of Annie and Yair again.  But! With the budget cuts there was no vehicle available to go to the home.  Marc said he would go to IHNFA and take the social worker to the home.  A time was set up to do this. 

Marc arrived at Casita Kennedy at 9:00 Monday just as had been agreed.  As Marc and the social worker started to leave, she asked, " you know where we are going, don't you?"  Marc says, "no, don't you?"  And she says "no."  Are you kidding me?

Again, there was outrage.  Again, promises to follow-up.  Oh, you better believe there will be follow-up.  We will keep on keeping on until those two little ones are back in our care.

One would think that with all the turmoil in the system, they would love to place two kids.   Welcome to Honduras.

Terri