Virginia's Foster Care: Crawling Through Broken Glass

Rockbridge Report
  • 5.0 (3)
  • Documentary

During a three-month investigation, the Rockbridge Report found that the social services system is weighted against parents who have lost custody of their children. On paper, the goal is to reunite children with their parents.  But that's not happening.

Episodes

  1. 04/14/2025

    Episode 5: Churches Step Up

    In this episode, we explain how churches are stepping up to fill gaps in Virginia’s social services system.

    14 min

  2. 04/14/2025

    Episode 4: Teens Lost in the Shuffle

    In this episode, we explore the overlooked population of teenagers who languish in foster care and the efforts to find solutions to the problem.

    14 min

  3. 04/14/2025

    Episode 3: Parents Can't Win

    Parents in Virginia face barriers in the legal system as they work towards reunification with their children who have been taken from them by the Department of Social Services.

    14 min

  4. 04/14/2025

    Episode 2: Case Workers Face Front-Line Chaos

    Virginia social workers describe the challenges they face daily as they operate within the state's foster care system.

    15 min

  5. 04/14/2025

    Episode 1: Moms Wrestle Goliath

    We follow four women caught in a relentless battle. They will tell us about the challenges they face as they confront Virginia's Department of Social Services, the courts and some of society's most difficult issues, from substance abuse to poverty.

    22 min

  6. 04/14/2025

    Introduction

    Highlights of a three-month investigation by the Rockbridge Report into Virginia's foster care system.

    3 min

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During a three-month investigation, the Rockbridge Report found that the social services system is weighted against parents who have lost custody of their children. On paper, the goal is to reunite children with their parents.  But that's not happening.

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