Deven
@devenj.bsky.social
ATL. MSW. Cubs fan. D&D. Nerdy. Dog mom. Trying to maintain hope so we can challenge the status quo. Advocate and adult supporter for transition aged youth/foster care.
While this committee was happening, the division was planning to cut $8 million of supports for children and families. Requiring a hearing to happen with a joint House committee to figure out how to clean up the catastrophic mess that had resulted.
Lawmakers Huddle: Georgia lawmakers consider how to better support youth aging out of foster care.. #gapol
www.gpb.org/news/2025/11...
www.gpb.org/news/2025/11...
Lawmakers Huddle: Georgia lawmakers consider how to better support youth aging out of foster care
GPB's Donna Lowry talks to Georgia state Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick (R-Marietta) about the growing challenges facing older youth in Georgia as they age out of foster care without permanent families.
www.gpb.org
December 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
While this committee was happening, the division was planning to cut $8 million of supports for children and families. Requiring a hearing to happen with a joint House committee to figure out how to clean up the catastrophic mess that had resulted.
Grateful to have been asked to speak on behalf of these children and families.
Some Kids End Up in Foster Care Solely for Mental Health Reasons. Georgia Lawmakers are Preparing to Find Solutions.
A state committee has been investigating the crisis of parents who relinquish kids when they can't get adequate mental health treatment. imprintnews.org/top-stories/...
A state committee has been investigating the crisis of parents who relinquish kids when they can't get adequate mental health treatment. imprintnews.org/top-stories/...
Georgia Tackles Parents Giving up Kids in Mental Health Crises
A state committee has been investigating the crisis of parents who relinquish kids when they can't get adequate mental health treatment.
imprintnews.org
December 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Grateful to have been asked to speak on behalf of these children and families.
Happy to be part of this.
The Supreme Court of Georgia Committee on Justice for Children recently hosted a two-day Root Cause Analysis to address delays to reunification in foster care cases.
December 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Happy to be part of this.
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Georgia officials announced that the government shutdown has required them to suspend new services that protect children from entering foster care and ensure family reunification — unless approved in writing by the state.
Georgia Halts Vital Child Welfare Services Due to Shutdown
Barring special approval, Georgia will suspend programs to keep kids out of foster care and reunify families. Officials blame the federal shutdown.
imprintnews.org
November 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Georgia officials announced that the government shutdown has required them to suspend new services that protect children from entering foster care and ensure family reunification — unless approved in writing by the state.
The dream, for me, has always been to be the place where folks who don't have somewhere to go for the holidays can feel at home. I hope one day we have a nice enough sized house to welcome even more people.
December 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The dream, for me, has always been to be the place where folks who don't have somewhere to go for the holidays can feel at home. I hope one day we have a nice enough sized house to welcome even more people.
Reminder: "Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes... Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared." -anne frank
October 2, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Reminder: "Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes... Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared." -anne frank
After taking a week off to enjoy Dragoncon, had an extra week off with Covid. Returned back to work today and now I can't sleep....
September 9, 2025 at 6:16 AM
After taking a week off to enjoy Dragoncon, had an extra week off with Covid. Returned back to work today and now I can't sleep....
Sooo these #georgiapower bills are outrageous... Wonder if there's in value in filing complaints or opinions with PSC, emailing them relentlessly and showing up to meetings
July 31, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Sooo these #georgiapower bills are outrageous... Wonder if there's in value in filing complaints or opinions with PSC, emailing them relentlessly and showing up to meetings
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"Today marks the 89th day of the starvation war. I woke up with a dizzy feeling in my head as I had not eaten anything since yesterday morning." interc.pt/3IHtVw9
July 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"Today marks the 89th day of the starvation war. I woke up with a dizzy feeling in my head as I had not eaten anything since yesterday morning." interc.pt/3IHtVw9
It's really hard to not feel helpless right now watching our country's ideals crumble and a genocide happening before our very eyes...
July 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
It's really hard to not feel helpless right now watching our country's ideals crumble and a genocide happening before our very eyes...
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Is anyone else struggling with logging into @skylight.social ? It keeps giving me an "Authentication Error" message! I've tried uninstalling and re-downloading the app, but it's still doing it! #skylightsocial #skylight #help
July 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Is anyone else struggling with logging into @skylight.social ? It keeps giving me an "Authentication Error" message! I've tried uninstalling and re-downloading the app, but it's still doing it! #skylightsocial #skylight #help
Why don't state reps get back to you in Georgia? I've tried calling, emailing, leaving voicemails, their contact page, sending a letter, even DM on IG almost weekly since may. Nothing. I'm about to just start commenting on their posts.... #gapol #gagov #georgia #localpolitics #statepolitics
July 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Why don't state reps get back to you in Georgia? I've tried calling, emailing, leaving voicemails, their contact page, sending a letter, even DM on IG almost weekly since may. Nothing. I'm about to just start commenting on their posts.... #gapol #gagov #georgia #localpolitics #statepolitics
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A proposed tax and spending bill supported by Republicans would tighten food stamp eligibility, with potential effects on many former foster youth.
'Big, Beautiful Bill' Adds SNAP Work Requirements for Foster Youth
Advocates and foster youth leaders pleaded with lawmakers to reinstate a hard-earned exemption for their impoverished peers, who can experience major adversity in early adulthood.
imprintnews.org
July 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
A proposed tax and spending bill supported by Republicans would tighten food stamp eligibility, with potential effects on many former foster youth.
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Two hundred and forty-nine years later, many of the grievances levied against King George III apply to the reign of Donald Trump.
Here’s a look at how Trump stacks up against the Mad King.
Here’s a look at how Trump stacks up against the Mad King.
Here are the Declaration of Independence’s grievances against King George III. Many apply to Trump.
It's uncanny.
www.motherjones.com
July 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Two hundred and forty-nine years later, many of the grievances levied against King George III apply to the reign of Donald Trump.
Here’s a look at how Trump stacks up against the Mad King.
Here’s a look at how Trump stacks up against the Mad King.
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
Going to allow myself to wallow and drown in information tonight... And maybe refrain from social media for a day or two after to get myself together
July 3, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Going to allow myself to wallow and drown in information tonight... And maybe refrain from social media for a day or two after to get myself together
But women are too emotional...
Attacking Iran fits with Trump’s desire to divert attention from his failures at home: his losses in the courts, his unpopular budget bill, millions of people protesting against his authoritarianism.
When he feels humiliated, he gets reckless.
Understand what's going on.
When he feels humiliated, he gets reckless.
Understand what's going on.
June 23, 2025 at 1:49 AM
But women are too emotional...
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Attacking Iran fits with Trump’s desire to divert attention from his failures at home: his losses in the courts, his unpopular budget bill, millions of people protesting against his authoritarianism.
When he feels humiliated, he gets reckless.
Understand what's going on.
When he feels humiliated, he gets reckless.
Understand what's going on.
June 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Attacking Iran fits with Trump’s desire to divert attention from his failures at home: his losses in the courts, his unpopular budget bill, millions of people protesting against his authoritarianism.
When he feels humiliated, he gets reckless.
Understand what's going on.
When he feels humiliated, he gets reckless.
Understand what's going on.
There's a word that keeps coming to mind... Impunity.
June 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
There's a word that keeps coming to mind... Impunity.
Oof. Bestie didn't answer the phone...meaning the universe has removed all excuses for me to procrastinate doing this documentation.
April 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Oof. Bestie didn't answer the phone...meaning the universe has removed all excuses for me to procrastinate doing this documentation.
Rough day. Trying not to lose hope.
BREAKING: Today, the Georgia State House voted to pass both SB 185 and SB 36, the ‘Religious Freedom Restoration Act.'
Both now move to the Governor for consideration. We encourage all to contact Governor Kemp and encourage him to veto this slate of anti-LGBTQ hate.
Please read our full statement:
Both now move to the Governor for consideration. We encourage all to contact Governor Kemp and encourage him to veto this slate of anti-LGBTQ hate.
Please read our full statement:
April 3, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Rough day. Trying not to lose hope.
i'm truly bothered by how much of politics is done in the dark. it doesn't have to be that way, it shouldn't be that way. we voted for you, we should know what's going on. transcripts of everything.... but i don't know then you could hold people accountable and of course they don't want that.
April 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
i'm truly bothered by how much of politics is done in the dark. it doesn't have to be that way, it shouldn't be that way. we voted for you, we should know what's going on. transcripts of everything.... but i don't know then you could hold people accountable and of course they don't want that.
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ICYMI: #SB152, the foster parent (not kids) voucher expansion is up in #GaPol House Ed and coming down to the line. Seems the house is trying to clean up their mess around eligibility and the sponsor, Sen. Dolezal does not want since it would *chill* access.
www.savannahnow.com/story/news/p...
www.savannahnow.com/story/news/p...
A broken Promise? Georgia school voucher program could have vastly inflated eligibility
The pool of students eligible for the Georgia Promise Scholarship may far exceed what legislators anticipated when they passed SB 233 in 2024.
www.savannahnow.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
ICYMI: #SB152, the foster parent (not kids) voucher expansion is up in #GaPol House Ed and coming down to the line. Seems the house is trying to clean up their mess around eligibility and the sponsor, Sen. Dolezal does not want since it would *chill* access.
www.savannahnow.com/story/news/p...
www.savannahnow.com/story/news/p...