Housing Birthmothers (cross posted)

Unfortunately, in this situation it was basically the "Can you do this" & dropping off approach. They did give the family basic information, but much of it ended up being completely incorrect. The family was given no guidance as to what their expectations were, they were told to just set whatever rules they felt were needed. The few rules they did set were basically ignored. This girl continued to see her abusive boyfriend (who had threatened to kill her)--not only that but he now knows where they live (this man is a known gang member & drug dealer), she snuck out of the house, she skipped doctor appointments, they suspect she may have brought drugs into their house, and when they finally got her to move out (with very little assistance from the caseworker, even after they reported they problems) she came back to get the rest of her stuff, left the window unlocked, & snuck in later to steal a large amount of cash. I'm sure not all situations are like this, but frankly these relatives were lied to, the agency was completely unsupportive, and they would never consider doing something like this again.