Inyanga Kazwelonke Yokunakekelwa Kwezingane Ezitholwa Ngubane
Kwangathi yiNyanga Kazwelonke Yokunakekelwa Kwezingane, okuyimbangela engiyithanda kakhulu ngenxa yomsebenzi engiwenzayo nge-Colorado Access. Ngisebenza emnyangweni wezimo eziphuthumayo zengqondo esibhedlela Sezingane e-Colorado futhi ngivame ukuhlangana nezingane ezinakekelwa abazali abangabazali, abatholwa imindeni yabo ngokukhuliswa, noma abathintekayo ohlelweni lwezenhlalakahle ngesikhathi behlala ekhaya labo nomndeni wabo, kodwa namanje. thola ukwesekwa esifundeni ngezinkonzo ezahlukene ezingakhaviwe ngeminye imithombo yoxhaso. Ngomsebenzi wami, ngikhule ngikwazisa ngempela ukubaluleka kwalezi zinhlelo eziklanyelwe ukusiza ukugcina imindeni ndawonye nokuvikela izizukulwane zethu ezizayo.
Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, ngaphambi kokuba ngiqale ukusebenza nezingane ezihilelekile ohlelweni lokunakekela izingane okungebona kuzo, mina nomlingani wami sasibukele izindaba zakusihlwa futhi isihloko senhlalakahle yezingane savela engxoxweni yethu. Ngaveza ukuthi ngangilokhu ngifuna ukuba umzali wokutholwa. Ngibe nalo mbono omuhle wokuthi ngizokwazi ukuba nomthelela empilweni yabantu abasha futhi ngibasize enhlekeleleni isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukuthi baphinde bahlanganiswe nemindeni yabo futhi wonke umuntu uzophila ngenjabulo kuze kube phakade. Lokhu kwangenza ngenze olwami ucwaningo mayelana nomlando wokunakekelwa kwengane ekungeyona eyakho, imibono eyiphutha evamile, ukuvikelwa okukhona kwezingane ohlelweni lokunakekela izingane okungebona kuzo, izinzuzo zokuba umzali wokutholwa kanye nendlela yokuba umzali wokutholwa.
Iviki Likazwelonke Lokunakekelwa Kwezingane Ekungeyona eyakho iwuhlelo olwaqalwa i-The Children's Bureau, okuyihhovisi elingaphakathi koMnyango Wezempilo Nezinkonzo Zabantu. Iviki Lokunakekelwa Kwabantu Abangebona Abangane Bomuntu lamiswa ngo-1972 nguMongameli uNixon ukuze aqwashise ngezidingo zentsha ohlelweni lokukhulisa izingane okungeyona eyakho futhi aqashe abazali abangabazali. Kusukela lapho, uMeyi waqokwa njengeNyanga Kazwelonke Yokunakekelwa Kwezingane Ezitholwa Nguye nguMongameli uReagan ngo-1988. Ngaphambi kuka-1912, izinhlelo zezenhlalakahle nezokukhuliswa kwezingane zaziqhutshwa ikakhulukazi izinhlangano ezizimele nezenkolo. Ngo-1978, i-Foster Children Bill of Rights yanyatheliswa, esungulwe ezifundazweni ezingu-14 nasePuerto Rico. Le mithetho isungula ukuvikelwa okuthile kwentsha esohlelweni lokunakekelwa kwengane ekungeyona eyakho, ngaphandle kwalabo abavalelwe Uphiko Lwemisebenzi Yentsha kanye nezibhedlela zikahulumeni zabagula ngengqondo.
Lezi zivikelo zezingane ezifika eminyakeni eyi-18, ezimweni eziningi, zihlanganisa:
- Ukukhuthazwa kokusimama kwesikole
- Inkululeko yokugcina i-akhawunti yasebhange yokukhululwa
- Ukuvikelwa mayelana nokuphathwa kwemithi kadokotela ngaphandle uma kugunyazwe udokotela
- Intsha ephakathi kweminyaka eyi-16 neyi-18 iqinisekiswa yinkantolo ukuthola imibiko yezikweletu yamahhala ukuze isize ekuvikeleni ekuntshontshweni komazisi
- Abazali bokutholwa kanye nabahlinzeki bekhaya beqembu kudingeka benze imizamo efanele yokuvumela intsha ukuba ihlanganyele emisebenzini yangaphandle kwesikole, yamasiko, ezemfundo, ehlobene nomsebenzi, kanye nemisebenzi yokuzicebisa.
Ukunakekela ingane ekungeyona eyakho kufanele kube inketho yesikhashana eklanyelwe ukusiza abazali babeke isondlo ukuze bakwazi ukunakekela izingane zabo. Lolu hlelo lwakhiwe ngenhloso yokuhlanganisa imindeni. E-Colorado, izingane ezingu-4,804 zafakwa ekunakekelweni okungeyona eyakho ngo-2020, zehle zisuka ku-5,340 ngo-2019. Lesi simo esiphansi kucatshangwa ukuthi siwumphumela wokungafundi kwezingane ngesikhathi se-COVID-19. Njengoba bembalwa othisha, abeluleki, nemisebenzi yangemva kwesikole, bezimbalwa izintatheli eziyisibopho kanye nabanye abantu abadala abakhathalelayo ukubika ukukhathazeka ngokunganakwa nokuhlukunyezwa. Kubalulekile ukusho ukuthi uma kushaya ucingo mayelana nokukhathazeka ngokuphepha kwengane, lokhu akusho ukuthi ingane izosuswa ngokuzenzakalelayo. Uma kubikwa okukhathazayo, isisebenzi secala lokuthatha umhlalaphansi sizolandelela futhi sinqume ukuthi lokho kukhathazeka kuyathetheleleka yini, uma ingane isengozini ngokushesha futhi uma isimo singathuthukiswa ngosizo oluncane. UMnyango Wezinkonzo Zabantu esifundeni uyobe ususenza yonke imizamo ukuze usize ekuxazululeni izinkathazo ngokunikeza izinsiza nokusekelwa emndenini uma ingane ingahlolwa ukuthi isengozini ngokushesha. Isamba esikhulu sezimali nezinsiza zabelwe ukusiza imindeni ngokuhlangabezana nezidingo zayo. Uma ingane ikhishwa ekhaya, umbuzo wokuqala obuzwayo uphathelene nomhlinzeki wokuzala. Umhlinzeki wokuzalana inketho yokubeka namanye amalungu omndeni, abangani abaseduze bomndeni noma umuntu omdala omethembayo okuhloswe ngakho ukugcina umphakathi nesibopho somndeni. Amakhaya okutholwa awawona njalo amakhaya amaqembu noma nabantu abangabazi abaye bazinikela ukuze bavulele izingane eziswele izinhliziyo namakhaya abo. Ezinganeni ezingu-4,804 ezikhuliswe ngabanye abantu, bekunamakhaya okutholwa angu-1,414 kuphela atholakala eColorado.
Ngabe ngizoba kanjani umzali wokutholwa, mina nomlingani wami kufanele sivume ukuqhubekela phambili? E-Colorado, uhlanga, ubuzwe, ukukhetha ubulili, nesimo somshado ngeke kuthinte ikhono lakho lokuba umzali wokutholwa. Izidingo zihlanganisa ukuba ngaphezu kweminyaka engama-21 ubudala, ukuba nomuzi noma ukuqasha, ukuba nezindlela ezanele zokuzondla ngokwezimali nokuba nokuzinza ngokomzwelo ukuze unikeze izingane uthando, isakhiwo, nozwelo. Inqubo ihilela ukuthola isitifiketi se-CPR kanye nosizo lokuqala, isifundo sasekhaya lapho umuntu osebenza naye ezohlola ikhaya ukuze aphephe, ahlole isizinda kanye namakilasi aqhubekayo okuba umzali. Izingane ezitholwa yibo zifanelekile ukuthola i-Medicaid kuze kube yiminyaka engu-18. Izingane ezitholwa yizingane okutholwa nazo ziyakwazi ukuthola isibonelelo sikahulumeni sezindleko ezihlobene nesikole zasekolishi ngemva kweminyaka engu-18. umndeni. Ama-ejensi wokubekwa kwezingane kanye Nomnyango Wesifunda Wokuvikelwa Kwezingane Wezinkonzo Zabantu ngokuvamile ubamba imihlangano yolwazi mayelana nendlela yokuba umzali wokutholwa. Ukutholwa kungaba inqubo ebiza kakhulu. Ngokukhetha ukuba umzali wokutholwa, imindeni ingakwazi ukuthola izingane ezingasagcinwe ngabazali abazalayo, ngezindleko eziningi ezikhokhwa uMnyango Wezinsizakalo Zabantu esifundeni.
Ngicabanga ukuthi sonke singavumelana ukuthi yonke ingane ikufanele ukukhulela ekhaya elijabulisayo, elizinzile. Ngibonga imindeni eyenza ukukhetha ukuvula amakhaya nezinhliziyo zayo ezinganeni eziswele. Akulula ukukhetha kodwa kuyithuba elibalulekile lokuzibonakalisa enganeni eswele. Ngizizwa sengathi nginenhlanhla yokusebenza eduze kangaka nemindeni etholwa yizingane okungeyona eyakho, izisebenzi zesikhashana, kanye nentsha ehilelekile ohlelweni lokunakekela izingane okungebona kuzo.
Resources
Umthethosivivinywa Wamalungelo Okunakekelwa Kwabantu Abangebona Abazali (ncsl.org) https://www.ncsl.org/research/human-services/foster-care-bill-of-rights.aspx
Izingane ezikhuliswe yingane ekungeyona eyakho | IZINGANE COUNT Isikhungo Sedatha 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
I-State Statutes Search - Isango Lolwazi Lwezenhlalakahle Yezingane https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/laws-policies/state/?CWIGFunctionsaction=statestatutes:main.getResults
Mayelana - Inyanga Kazwelonke Yokunakekelwa Kwezingane Ezitholwayo - Isango Lolwazi Lwezenhlalakahle Yezingane https://www.childwelfare.gov/fostercaremonth/About/#history
I-Colorado - Ubani Okhathalelayo: Isibalo Sikazwelonke Samakhaya Nemindeni Engatholwa (fostercarecapacity.com) https://www.fostercarecapacity.com/states/colorado
I-Foster Care Colorado | I-Adoption.com I-Foster Care Colorado | I-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