In this powerful debut episode of The Kinship Crisis, host Lenora Buckley shares her personal and heartbreaking story of how her grandson was taken into foster care by the Georgia Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS)—despite the presence of willing, able, and loving biological family members ready to care for him. Lenora takes listeners through the series of events that led to her grandson’s removal, shining a light on the critical policies, procedures, and state laws that DFCS failed to follow.

This episode is more than a personal account—it’s a call to action. Lenora breaks down the systemic failures that too often keep children from being placed with family, and she lays the groundwork for future episodes that will explore these issues in depth. If you’ve ever questioned why so many children end up with strangers instead of relatives, or if you’re fighting your own battle with child welfare systems, this is the episode that will resonate deeply and ignite your advocacy.

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Let’s work together to bring these stories to light and demand accountability.