Name: Elodie Harris

Social Justice Group: Child Welfare, Foster Care and Adoption

Date of Fieldwork: January 21, 2022

Name of Organization and person (people) with whom you met and their title(s):Social Justice Group Members

Type of Fieldwork: Other

What I did and what I learned about my topic, activism, social justice work or civil and human rights work from this fieldwork?[:: :

Last Friday, my group presentated an overview presentation on our Social Justice Topic: Child Welfare Systems: Foster Care and Child Abuse/Neglect. Our group worked together and we all learned a lot. It was really interesting to learn more about how the Covid-19 pandemic had major effects on Child Welfare systems. I really enjoyed presenting and I am excited to learn more. Here is a short summary of what I learned about the Foster Care system:
Foster care is a system in which a child is placed in a home (either a group home or with a private state-certified caregiver) because the child can no longer live with their biological parents, often due to cases of child abuse or neglect. Foster parents are responsible for providing safe home environments and care for their children. I am excited to continue learning and researching about my topic with my group!