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Help Keep Families Together for the Holidays

Sponsored by: American Humane Association

The idea of "rescuing the family for the child" originated with a former leader of American Humane Association, Vincent De Francis. He felt that removing children from the home -- while appropriate in some cases -- is rarely the best solution.

And he was right. While many foster families succeed, research has shown that children in the child protection system who stay with their families are more likely to graduate from high school, attend college, gain employment and stay off the streets.

In collaborating with child protection agencies across the country, American Humane helps families find solutions that keep kids safe and keep families together. Sometimes the parent just needs to find a better paying job, or a relative is willing to move in and help care for the child temporarily. And often, families are not even aware that their communities offer services to low-income or struggling families.

Sign the pledge today to do what you can to help families stay together this holiday season.

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We signed the “Help Keep Families Together for the Holidays” Pledge!

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2:33 pm PST, Jan 22, Robyn Erler, California

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8:25 am PST, Jan 22, Cyd Greenwitch-Gutz, Minnesota

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6:05 am PST, Jan 22, Tara Johnson, Texas

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10:52 am PST, Jan 21, Galinda Barefoot, North Carolina

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10:27 am PST, Jan 21, MARY MITCHELL, Michigan

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7:42 pm PST, Jan 20, Glenda Richardson, Canada
I just have to say that CAS isn't always right, they take a child from a good home ,,and give no reason for it ,,I think it is wrong and something needs to be done about it,, children should be with there biological parent.

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8:54 am PST, Jan 20, Agata Leonowicz, United Kingdom

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8:38 pm PST, Jan 19, Robin Phoenix, California

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4:17 pm PST, Jan 19, Kristen Lunde, Minnesota

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11:17 am PST, Jan 19, Name not displayed, Ohio

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9:20 am PST, Jan 19, Diana Johnson, Tennessee
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8:44 pm PST, Jan 18, Name not displayed, Washington

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5:05 pm PST, Jan 18, Name not displayed, Washington

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1:37 pm PST, Jan 18, Stacey Hall, Arizona

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10:51 pm PST, Jan 17, Donna Branham, Oregon

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7:05 pm PST, Jan 17, Jerie Johnson, New Mexico

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12:00 pm PST, Jan 17, Amanda Leister, Ohio

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10:01 am PST, Jan 17, Tim Chila, Vermont

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3:06 pm PST, Jan 16, Brittany Hood, Illinois

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11:31 am PST, Jan 16, Lil Judd, California

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11:14 am PST, Jan 16, Meg Stutts, Mississippi

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9:25 am PST, Jan 16, Lacy Bender, Florida

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9:13 am PST, Jan 16, A Rose Brt, Nebraska

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11:19 pm PST, Jan 15, Wanda Perry, Wyoming
Families do need to stay together. When a family member is having problems, step in and help them keep their children. I did, it wasn't easy, but it was worth it.

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5:31 pm PST, Jan 15, Suzie Gordon, New Hampshire

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10:48 am PST, Jan 15, SHARON BELLGRAPH, Texas

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2:54 am PST, Jan 15, Ali Boraby, Ohio

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12:39 am PST, Jan 15, Sheila Di Salvo, Massachusetts

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12:22 pm PST, Jan 14, Robert Longer, California

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7:32 am PST, Jan 14, Rachel Hinton, New York

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8:10 am PST, Jan 13, Fred Louis, Connecticut

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7:12 am PST, Jan 13, Dan Schwartz, California

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12:28 am PST, Jan 13, Laura Canellias, California

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5:35 pm PST, Jan 12, Dorothy Knightly, New Hampshire
Abolish CPS and let families take care of their own.

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3:57 pm PST, Jan 12, Varian Tillman, Florida

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12:57 pm PST, Jan 12, Heather Rogers, California

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10:30 am PST, Jan 12, Name not displayed, Kentucky

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6:45 pm PST, Jan 11, Tanner Gill, North Carolina

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6:39 pm PST, Jan 11, Paul Sanko, Pennsylvania

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3:03 pm PST, Jan 11, Name not displayed, Texas

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8:03 am PST, Jan 11, Abbe Anderson, Maine

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7:43 pm PST, Jan 10, Wesley Woolf, Ohio

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4:34 pm PST, Jan 10, Name not displayed, Massachusetts

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1:52 pm PST, Jan 10, Name not displayed, Pennsylvania

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1:49 pm PST, Jan 10, Tracy Altman, Oregon

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12:55 pm PST, Jan 10, Janine Ferrell, Washington

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12:13 am PST, Jan 10, Becky Smith, Ohio

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8:34 pm PST, Jan 9, Brielle DeLuca, New Jersey

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8:13 pm PST, Jan 9, Ashley Bass, New York

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8:03 pm PST, Jan 9, Name not displayed, Brunei Darussalam

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3:33 pm PST, Jan 9, Rose Nielsen, New Mexico

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1:08 pm PST, Jan 9, Name not displayed, California

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10:31 am PST, Jan 9, Bill Roth, South Dakota

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