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A children's toy car sits outside of an apartment complex near Churchill high school. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services reports more than two thousand CPS workers quitting in 2022 citing concerns with high case loads, pay, and communication.

How does Texas fail its kids? Let me count the ways

by Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje September 13, 2022September 14, 2022

Opinion: Little has changed since Sarah Brasse’s death. CPS workers continue to flee their jobs, and too many San Antonio kids remain at risk.

Bexar County DA won’t prosecute youth transgender care as child abuse

by Brooke Crum February 24, 2022February 25, 2022

‘The perfect storm’: Children’s Shelter closure exacerbates statewide foster care crisis

by Lindsey Carnett July 2, 2021July 9, 2021

ChildSafe CEO Hopes To See Number of Kids Served Rise at New Facility

by Roseanna Garza August 1, 2019August 5, 2019

Christine Hortick, president of the Children’s Court Attorneys Association (CCAA) in San Antonio, stands outside of the Bexar County Courthouse.

With Low Pay, Children’s Court Attorneys Toil to ‘Make a Difference’

by Shari Biediger July 2, 2018July 1, 2018

Briana Zapata, 17, (right) holds out her arms at the bottom of the slide to catch her daughters (from left) Natalie, 3, and Daniella, 1, at the SJRC Texas Pregnant Parenting Teen Program.

Local Foster Care Organizations Expand Services Beyond Adolescence

by Roseanna Garza October 2, 2017October 4, 2017

From Chaos to Community: One of SA’s Oldest Nonprofits a Catalyst for Change

by Shari Biediger March 6, 2017March 6, 2017

CASA youth.

CASA Children Create a ‘Gallery of Hope’

by Kim Fox October 17, 2016January 31, 2020

Local Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Reach Out For Support

by James McCandless August 18, 2016October 7, 2016