Clara Bates is a reporter at the Missouri Independent. She grew up in Las Vegas and graduated from Harvard College. She previously wrote for the Nevada Current, where she reported on labor violations in casinos, hurdles facing applicants for unemployment benefits and lax oversight of the funeral industry. She also wrote about vocational education for Democracy Journal. She is a member of the Report for America Corps.
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Parents who lose children to foster care often can’t afford a lawyer — and aren’t always given one — leaving them feeling baffled and helpless.
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Strengthening what’s known as family defense has been shown to reduce the amount of time kids spend in foster care. A reporter shares how she overcame hurdles while reporting out the story in Missouri.