The Oregon Department of Human Services ignored repeated warnings about four and five year old siblings being starved by their foster parents. Four and five year old siblings weighed the same as they did at one and two years. Governor Brown’s administration settled a lawsuit related to the abuse of these children for $7 million in September. Days earlier another multi-million dollar lawsuit was filed against OHA in the death of a 15 year old girl.
Gov. Brown failed to make the safety of vulnerable foster children a priority before a scathing audit, before an election year, and before there were only a few days left to get legislative approval for more funding.
A shortage of foster homes left dozens of vulnerable children alone in hotel rooms, but Governor Brown and DHS ignored the problem until a lawsuit forced their hand. Now they're promising to fix the problem - but not for two…
A new audit reveals the Oregon Department of Human Services repeatedly failed to protect vulnerable foster children, putting them at risk for abuse and neglect. Then, they spent $39 million in taxpayer dollars on legal defense of their negligence.
Public records show high-level state officials were unwilling to crack down on foster care providers, even renewing state foster care contracts despite reports of abuse, uncleanliness, starvation and fraud. Will Governor Brown do what she says and crack down on…
Oregon’s child welfare system failed in every area in a federal study and is “trending in the wrong direction,” allowing ongoing abuse and failing to conduct regular check-ins with foster children.
DHS repeatedly failed to perform regular visits at foster homes and provide required updates on Oregon’s child welfare system under Governor Brown’s watch. Why didn’t Governor Brown use her power as Secretary of State to audit the Department of Human…
Numerous children in Oregon’s foster care system were placed in the care of unlicensed caretakers, forced to stay in hotels and allowed to run away. One young girl even tried to throw herself out of a third-story window. Why hasn’t…
Oregon Department of Human Services ignored repeated warnings about children being starved by their foster parents. Four and five year old siblings weighed the same as they did at one and two years.