Norma Hatfield, Elizabethtown, KY

About a year ago, Wareen Mulgraw of Middletown, Kentucky received reports that her grandson had been neglected by her daughter, who struggled with addiction and mental illness.  The courts gave the mother a year to regain stability and Wareen temporary custody of her grandson.  Now that year is up, but Wareen’s daughter continues to struggle. …

At the 12th annual Children’s Advocacy Day rally on January 14th, Katie Okumu, a junior at Berea Community High School and a GEAR UP student, shared her story with over 900 advocates in the Capitol Rotunda. Read her story or watch her speech on YouTube. We are all here today because there are issues in our…

In 2010 after taking my grandson (4 months old) out of a place he didn’t need to be, I started a case against my daughter. I did end up with custody of him. Over the next few years, my daughter has had 2 more children both born with drugs in their systems I also took…

My wife and I have custody of 3 grandkids. Ages 2,10,&12. We got our 2 yr old when she was 6 mo. old. She was born with opioid addiction withdrawals & social services were going to put her in foster care. We found out 1 day before court, talked with the caseworker & the judge…

Amanda Smith was four months in on a new job when she received word that her grandson, Christian, had been removed from home.  Christian’s mother abused him and his father, Amanda’s son, struggled with addiction.  Without hesitation, Amanda agreed to become a parent the second time around.  Amanda focused all concern on the well being…