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OUR DEMANDS

  1. Repeal the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)

  2. Repeal the Adoption and Safe Families Act (AFSA) 

  3. Children returned to their homes with resources allocated by the state to go directly to the families, ensuring successful reunification

  4. Reparations to families - include but not limited to, money to compensate for loss of wages and legal expenses.

  5. Resources allocated by the State to support dual and contending power community oversight boards that will be empowered to investigate cases initiated by CPS and recommend their own findings and produce their own holistic and redemptive solutions. 

  6. Ban the state-sponsored kidnapping of black and brown children 

  7. A ban on removing newborns from their mothers, when a CPS case is pending

  8. ​An ​end ​to ​drug testing of mothers and babies at birth 

  9. ​An  end to the interrogation of children without the presence of their parents

  10. ​An end to using lifestyle, cultural ​choices ​​as the basis for removal

  11. Family first consideration = Kinship 

  12. Ending the practice of treating family placement as foster placement

OUR TEAM

Amanda Wallace

Founder

Amanda received her Bachelor’s of Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. With a 10-year career as a Child Abuse Investigator, Amanda worked throughout several counties in North Carolina. While working on the frontlines protecting children from Abuse and Neglect, Amanda simultaneously protected families from the oppressive Child Protection System. Watching the rights of families decrease and the power of CPS increase, Amanda realized that she had become the silent enforcer for an oppressive system.  It was then that Amanda understood the system and the perceived power given to CPS by society. This insider knowledge will truly help families understand how to STOP CPS. The lack of knowledge of the system makes fear a natural response when families encounter CPS. That same fear fosters compliance with unlawful and unethical CPS policies. This guide is an apology to families on behalf of the system by acknowledging the problem and giving the solution directly to those who need it: “FAMILIES”.

“You MUST protect YOUR Culture, YOUR Rights, YOUR Family”-Amanda Wallace

Keke Woods

Director of Healing & Development

KeKe Woods is a compassionate Social Worker, Yoga Teacher and Owner of Twisted Yogi. She honors her existence by sharing her uniqueness. She is passionate, committed and dedicated to sharing light, holding space and empowering others to rediscover life through movement and meditation. 

KeKe has worked for over 13 years as a macro level social worker around the areas of substance abuse, mental health and community organization. As a Program Director she worked to increase awareness around the risks of underage substance use and engage the community in equipping youth with knowledge, skills, confidence and environmental support to live a healthy, substance-free life.

After years of working in the nonprofit sector KeKe launched Twisted Yogi; a private online and in person yoga studio encouraging and supporting consistent in-home yoga practices. Through the practice of movement and meditation she has found that communities are able to heal traumatic experiences and rebuild sustainable lives.

KeKe completed her 200 hour Yoga Teacher training at Elemental Yoga and The Mind Arts in Fort Worth,Texas. She also has a Bachelors of Social Work degree from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and her Masters in Social Work from The University of Texas at Arlington.

 

Deborah Wallace

Chief of Staff

As a Senior Officer in customer service for over 20 years, Deborah had the pleasure of working with a diverse group of people.  Deborah was responsible for hiring, training and mentoring new professionals at her previous company. Deborah was responsible for enhancing team performance and maximizing customer satisfaction by strategically managing calls and implementing process improvements. Deborah served on a taskforce charged with ensuring all teams performed at their full potential.  Deborah consistently exceeded team goals and collaborated with staff to implement customer service initiatives. Deborah has received many awards for her achievements such as the “Service Excellence Award”, “Team of the Month Award” and “Quality Control Excellence Award”. 

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