Mwezi wa National Foster Care

May ndi Mwezi wa National Foster Care, womwe ndi chifukwa chomwe ndimakonda kwambiri chifukwa cha ntchito yomwe ndikuchita ndi Colorado Access. Ndikugwira ntchito mu dipatimenti yazadzidzidzi zamisala ku Chipatala cha Ana ku Colorado ndipo nthawi zambiri ndimakumana ndi ana omwe ali m'manja mwa olera, otengedwa ndi mabanja awo kudzera m'mabanja oleredwa, kapena akugwira nawo ntchito yosamalira ana akukhalabe m'nyumba ndi mabanja awo, komabe. kulandira thandizo kudzera m'boma pantchito zosiyanasiyana zomwe sizikuperekedwa kudzera m'njira zina. Kupyolera mu ntchito yanga, ndakula ndikuyamikiradi phindu la mapulogalamuwa omwe apangidwa kuti athandize kusunga mabanja pamodzi ndi kuteteza mibadwo yathu yamtsogolo.

Zaka zingapo zapitazo, ndisanayambe kugwira ntchito ndi ana okhudzidwa ndi olera, ine ndi mnzanga tinali kuonera nkhani zamadzulo ndipo mutu wa chisamaliro cha ana unabwera m'kukambitsirana kwathu. Ndinafotokoza kuti kuyambira kale ndinkafuna kudzakhala kholo londilera. Ndidakhala ndi malingaliro abwinowa kuti nditha kukhudza miyoyo ya achinyamata ndikuwathandiza pamavuto nthawi yayitali kuti alumikizanenso ndi mabanja awo ndipo aliyense azikhala mosangalala mpaka kalekale. Izi zinandipangitsa kuti ndifufuze ndekha zokhudza mbiri ya olera, malingaliro ena olakwika, chitetezo m'malo mwa ana oleredwa, ubwino wokhala kholo lolera komanso momwe angakhalire kholo lolera.

National Foster Care Week inali ntchito yomwe idayambitsidwa ndi The Children's Bureau, yomwe ndi ofesi mkati mwa dipatimenti ya zaumoyo ndi ntchito za anthu. Sabata la Foster Care linakhazikitsidwa mu 1972 ndi Purezidenti Nixon kuti adziwitse zosowa za achinyamata m'dongosolo la ana oleredwa ndi kulembera makolo olera. Kuchokera kumeneko, mwezi wa May unasankhidwa kukhala Mwezi wa National Foster Care ndi Purezidenti Reagan mu 1988. Chaka cha 1912 chisanafike, mapulogalamu a chisamaliro cha ana ndi kulera ana ankayendetsedwa makamaka ndi mabungwe apadera ndi achipembedzo. Mu 1978, The Foster Children Bill of Rights inasindikizidwa, yomwe yakhazikitsidwa m'maboma 14 ndi Puerto Rico. Malamulowa amakhazikitsa chitetezo china kwa achinyamata omwe ali m'gulu la ana oleredwa, kupatula omwe ali m'manja mwa Division of Youth Services ndi zipatala zaboma.

Chitetezo cha ana mpaka zaka 18, nthawi zambiri, chimaphatikizapo:

• Kulimbikitsa bata la sukulu
• Ufulu wosunga akaunti yakubanki yomasulidwa
• Kutetezedwa kwamankhwala operekedwa ndi dokotala pokhapokha atavomerezedwa ndi dokotala
• Achinyamata azaka zapakati pa 16 ndi 18 amawonetseredwa ndi khothi kuti alandire malipoti aulere kuti ateteze ku kubedwa.
• Makolo olera ndi osamalira kunyumba akuyenera kuyesetsa kuti achinyamata azichita zinthu zina zakunja, zachikhalidwe, zamaphunziro, zokhudzana ndi ntchito, ndi zolemeretsa.

Kulera ana ayenera kukhala njira yosakhalitsa yokonzedwa kuti ithandize makolo kukhazikitsa zothandizira kuti athe kusamalira ana awo. Pulogalamuyi idapangidwa ndi cholinga chogwirizanitsa mabanja. Ku Colorado, ana 4,804 adayikidwa m'malo oleredwa mu 2020, kutsika kuchokera pa 5,340 mu 2019. Pokhala ndi aphunzitsi ochepa, alangizi, ndi zochitika zapambuyo pa sukulu, panali atolankhani ovomerezeka ochepa ndi akuluakulu ena okhudzidwa kuti afotokoze nkhawa za kunyalanyaza ndi kuzunzidwa. Ndikofunikira kunena kuti kuyimba foni ikafunsidwa zachitetezo cha mwana, izi sizitanthauza kuti mwanayo adzachotsedwa. Kudandaula kukanenedwa, wogwira ntchito zachipatala adzatsatira ndikusankha ngati pali zifukwa zomveka, ngati mwanayo ali pachiopsezo mwamsanga komanso ngati zinthu zingatheke ndi chithandizo chochepa. Dipatimenti Yoona za Ntchito Za Anthu m'chigawocho idzayesetsa kuthandizira kuthetsa nkhawazo popereka zothandizira ndi chithandizo kubanja ngati mwanayo sayesedwa kuti ali pangozi mwamsanga. Ndalama zochulukirapo komanso zothandizira zimaperekedwa kuti zithandizire mabanja kukwaniritsa zosowa zawo. Ngati mwana wachotsedwa panyumba, funso loyamba lomwe limafunsidwa ndilokhudza wopereka wachibale. Wopereka wachibale ndi njira yokhazikitsirana ndi achibale ena, mabwenzi apamtima am'banjamo kapena munthu wamkulu wodalirika womwe cholinga chake ndi kuteteza dera komanso ubale wabanja. Sikuti nthaŵi zonse nyumba zoleredwa ndi magulu kapena okhala ndi alendo amene adzipereka kuti atsegule mitima yawo ndi nyumba kwa ana osoŵa. Mwa ana 19 oleredwa, munali nyumba zolerera 4,804 zokha zomwe zinalipo ku Colorado.

Ndiye ndingakhale bwanji kholo londilera, kodi ine ndi mnzanga tivomere kupita patsogolo? Ku Colorado, mtundu, fuko, malingaliro ogonana, komanso kukhala m'banja sizingakhudze kuthekera kwanu kokhala kholo lolera. Zofunikira zimaphatikizapo kukhala wopitilira zaka 21, kukhala ndi nyumba kapena kubwereka, kukhala ndi njira zokwanira zopezera ndalama komanso kukhala okhazikika m'malingaliro kuti upereke chikondi, kapangidwe, ndi chifundo kwa ana. Ndondomekoyi ikuphatikizapo kupeza CPR ndi chithandizo choyamba chovomerezeka, phunziro la kunyumba kumene wogwira ntchitoyo adzayesa nyumbayo kuti atetezedwe, kufufuza m'mbuyo ndi makalasi olerera omwe akupitilira. Ana oleredwa ali oyenera kulandira Medicaid mpaka zaka 18. Ana oleredwa ali oyeneranso kupatsidwa ndalama zolipirira sukulu ku koleji akakwanitsa zaka 18. Ana ena oleredwa atha kuyeneretsedwa kutengedwa kukhala makolo olera mwa kuwaika m’malo olera akatha kuyesetsa kuti agwirizanenso banja. Mabungwe osamalira ana ndi Dipatimenti Yoteteza Ana ya County Department of Human Services Child Protection nthawi zambiri amakhala ndi misonkhano yodziwitsa anthu za momwe angakhalire kholo lolera. Kutengera ana kungakhale njira yodula kwambiri. Posankha kukhala kholo lolera, mabanja akhoza kutenga ana omwe sali m'manja mwa makolo owabereka, ndipo ndalama zambiri zimalipidwa ndi Dipatimenti Yothandizira Anthu m'chigawocho.

Ndikuganiza kuti tonse tingavomereze kuti mwana aliyense akuyenera kukulira m’banja losangalala, lokhazikika. Ndine woyamikira kwa mabanja omwe amasankha kutsegula nyumba ndi mitima yawo kwa ana osowa. Sichisankho chophweka koma ndi mwayi wofunikira kuwonetsera kwa mwana wosowa. Ndikumva ngati ndili ndi mwayi wogwira ntchito limodzi ndi mabanja oleredwa, ogwira ntchito pamilandu, ndi achinyamata omwe akuchita nawo ntchito yosamalira ana.

Resources

Bili ya Ufulu Wosamalira Ana (ncsl.org) https://www.ncsl.org/research/human-services/foster-care-bill-of-rights.aspx

Ana akulera | KIDS COUNT Data Center https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/6243-children-in-foster-care?loc=1&loct=2&msclkid=172cc03b309719d18470a25c658133ed&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Foster%20Care%20-%20Topics&utm_term=what%20is%20foster%20care&utm_content=What%20is%20Foster%20Care#detailed/2/7/false/574,1729,37,871,870,573,869,36,868,867/any/12987

Kusaka kwa State Statutes - Chipata cha Child Welfare Information Gateway https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/laws-policies/state/?CWIGFunctionsaction=statestatutes:main.getResults

Za - Mwezi Wadziko Lonse Wolerera Ana - Chipata Chachidziwitso Chosamalira Ana https://www.childwelfare.gov/fostercaremonth/About/#history

Colado - Ndani Amasamala: Chiwerengero cha Dziko Lonse la Nyumba Zakulera ndi Mabanja (fostercarecapacity.com) https://www.fostercarecapacity.com/states/colorado

Kusamalira Makolo Colorado | Adoption.com Kusamalira Makolo Colorado | Adoption.com https://adoption.com/foster-care-colorado#:~:text=Also%2C%20children%20in%20foster%20care%20are%20eligible%20for,Can%20I%20Adopt%20My%20Child%20From%20Foster%20Care%3F