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Since you are referring to CPS, I’ll assume you are in the United States.Find out what the allegations are that caused them to remove the child. Don’t argue with them, just listen. Preferably also get it in writing.If you aren’t swimming in money, then CPS is obligated to provide you with a free attorney. Find out who that is. Also find an attorney in your area who specializes in this kind of law. Even if all you can do is pay for an initial consult, you might get some idea on how to proceed specific to your situation.Regarding the allegations that caused the removal of the child: CPS “usually” doesn’t remove children on a whim. That doesn’t mean you actually did something wrong - what I’m saying is that they don’t randomly open up a phone book to a page, throw a dart, see what address is hit and then go see if there’s a child to remove. SOMEONE, or SOMETHING, caused them to be concerned enough to remove your child while they do their investigation.Start by thanking them for being concerned for the welfare of not just your child, but of all children. Be polite. Be respectful. You can be angry as hell, but screaming at them isn’t going to earn you any points. They have a job to do; somehow, you and your child got caught in their crosshairs.Take the allegation list and really look at it. Does any of it make sense? For example, are you on any prescription medications that might have left you loopy where someone might have reported it? Were you and your child maybe doing heavy duty yardwork (or playing hard in the yard) where maybe the child’s clothing ended up being pretty wrecked - and could a neighbor or resentful ex- have reported you as keeping the child in dirty clothing? Sometimes, things can be relatively easily explained. Are you in a custody dispute with the child’s other parent, or the other parent’s extended family? They might have called in that the child was being abused just to cause havoc.Are any of the claims possibly legitimate? If so, you need to figure out how to work on it. Generally, CPS will develop a plan for you to follow. For example, if you’ve been using physical punishment to correct or discipline your child, you may be required to take a parenting course and even possibly a bonding assessment. If you are suspected of having a substance abuse problem, they are likely to require a certain amount of behavioral therapy for you each week, as well as addiction counseling. The case plan usually is meant to guide you on addressing CPS’s concerns so that they can return your child back to you. If you don’t have enough resources to be providing for your child, they may require you to obtain such resources, such as by filing for SSI or welfare if either are applicable, WIC, local food cupboards, liheap, etc.Sometimes, well-meaning neighbors or friends may have made the referral. For example, I know of a case where CPS was called to a home because a neighbor thought that the young teen was being forced to sleep in an unfinished, unheated/unairconditioned garage. In fact, the teen had ruined the old mattress, hauled it to the garage to create a teenage hangout, and had a new mattress in their bedroom. CPS investigated, and eventually closed the case as unsubstantiated.Fighting against CPS usually is not going to be a winning proposition for you.Do keep really good records. Get yourself a notebook just for this purpose. Document every call/contact, and take some notes as to what was said. Do ask for parent-child visits, and make sure you get to as many of them as possible. If you are asked to take drug tests, agree to take them. If you don’t, they count it as you were using anyhow, and you come off as non-compliant and potentially argumentative, in denial, etc. Don’t miss any court dates.Also, get a separate notebook that you can put notes into for the foster family. They are not your enemy, and they can become a good asset if you are polite, express interest in what they are doing, etc. Start with a very brief into, along the lines of “My name is <your name>. Thank you for taking care of my child while I resolve the issues with CPS. Here are some things you may want to know about my child. Give info such as favorite foods, worst foods, favorite toys, tv shows or games; if your child has a favorite book, consider sending that. Offer to send some current favorite clothing, but don’t overdo it. Depending on the age of the child, if they are in any activities such as scouts, 4-h, little league, etc - provide the information about the meetings and ask if the foster parent would be willing to continue your child in whatever program. The world doesn’t need to know that it’s a foster situation - the foster parent can just say they are aunt sally or a family friend bringing the child to the meetings for now. However, they aren’t obligated to do this - so be kind - ASK.As a note, you may have the common misconception that foster parents are “paid” and “get rich” off of raising foster kids. That’s actually generally wrong. Foster parents are generally provided a stipend to help defray the cost of providing care for a child. I know in my situation, I was paying $180/week for daycare, plus all the incidentals of food, clothing (she came with none), medical (because the medicaid card was MIA), etc. The stipend was less than $600 a month and didn’t even cover daycare, let alone anything else. Even once school started, I still was shelling out $80/week for before/after school care, so that was still more than half of the stipend right there. And of course, a whole new set of fall/school clothing was needed (and don’t forget a lengthy list of school supplies), then winter clothing, etc. Registration fees for various activities, and of course, the school was constantly doing fundraisers where the kids competed against each other within the classroom, and classrooms competed against other classrooms. Every family was expected to buy at least one $25 coupon book, donate to various charity events through school, etc. Trust me, it all adds up - most foster parents spend far more on the children in their care than what the stipend provides for.

It's probably any customer service/call center job I ever had.As a teen, I worked at a shop that sold Catholic school uniforms. I’ve been cussed out by parents who insist their husky sized child is a size small… when they really need a special order double extra large. The tears of shame & humilation when a Mom calls a child out from the confines of the dressing room.Me: ma’am I can show you the next size…”Billy’s Mom: Nonsense! C’mon honey, that's your size!”Meanwhile, poor Billy has turned an unnatural shade of red from being squeezed into the clothes. I guess Mom doesn't ever want to be a Grandma. Larger sizes cost more money, so suck it up!I worked at my University alumni call center. It was called Telefund. We however, called it ‘Tele-Fraud’. We had a whole booklet of “persuasions” to convince people to donate money. The hours were from 5 to 10 p.m. M-F. There is nothing worse than calling people right when they are coming home from work, presumably from a job they hate or don't have, right when they retreive the stack of bills from the mail box or right when they are about to sit down to dinner all to hound them for money they probably don't have.One night we had to call graduates from the class of 1960! One woman agreed to donate $500, only we got a call from her adult son begging us to reverse the charge. His mom was senile and could not afford the donation.I worked the Christmas season at a Toys R Us. We had no security guards, just a male night manager. One night, some shoppers came in and asked my co-worker to get the (then) new PS2 station. She retrieved it from behind the counter, thinking they were going to pay, but he just snatched it and semi power walked out the door. The manager gave a half hearted chase. The lack of security and being cussed out by customers presenting expired (by nearly a year) coupons, I quit.I also worked at call center for a health insurance company. Not only was this job degrading, it was heartbreaking. A customer, a father, called about getting hearing aids covered for his deaf son. Unfortunately, the child was deaf in both ears. What's worse, the company would only cover the cost for one hearing aid. Despite them providing concrete documentation from his doctors about how he needed to have aids for both ears, the claim was denied and the father had to go through a 90 day rebuttal. Which was still denied. Of course there were many other crappy callers and situations. It made my already introverted self hate the phone even more. I quit soon after that.

Approximately 80% Of Americans Celebrate Easter And Spend $140+According to the National Retail Federation, 80% of Americans celebrate Easter, with the average person spending $140.62.Image Above Of Free Printable Easter Treats Recipe and Labels -Easter Decorations - Courtesy Of Party Planning Center BlogSpot - All Rights ReservedWhy not carve out a piece of the money already being spent for services you might provide through various money making activities.Sell Special Easter Themed Baked GoodsMany people love Easter themed cakes, cookies and candies as well as all types of Easter desserts.Home made traditional lamb cakes are always in big demand and can fetch up to $30 for a large cake.Advertise your offerings with a price list and take orders in advance.Colored Easter Eggs - Courtesy Of Hairboutique - All Rights ReservedIf you deliver, be sure to build in the cost of your time and delivery as well as any supplies you might need such as special Easter toppers or boxes.Do Personal Easter ShoppingOffer a service where you build custom Easter baskets or shop for food or other items people might like to have to give as gifts for Easter but don’t have time to find, buy or arrange.A Full Easter Rabbit Costume - Courtesy Of Hairboutique - All Rights ReservedOffer a special add-on service where you’ll decorate a home or a child’s room in an Easter motif.Dress As The Easter BunnyWhether you sell your time to visit parties and give out gits or get paid to stand on a street corner and promote local businesses, it’s a great way to generate some extra cash.You will have to rent the Easter suit so make sure you get a Easter bunny costume reserved way in advance.Little Boy Wearing Bunny Ears In Front Of Chalk Designs Of Happy Easter Board - Courtesy Of Hairboutique - All Rights ReservedOr buy a suit or make a suit yourself if you’re a talented seamstress or know one.Throw An Easter Party For ProfitOne way to make money on Easter Sunday, or even the days before Easter is to throw an Easter party for profit for the kids in the neighborhood or even the kids and their families.Easter Rabbit - Courtesy Of Hairboutique - All Rights ReservedIf you love throwing parties, are creative and have a location such as a neighborhood park or even access to a backyard, you can throw a party for pay.A lot of parents enjoy taking their children to parties during the Easter holidays and you can earn a lot of profitsSell tickets for attendance at the parties.Hire Yourself Out As A Private Easter Party Planner For Private PartiesOr you can hire yourself out as an Easter party planner to a neighbor who wants to throw a private Easter party for their children and children’s friends.Some Homeowners Associations (HOAs), churches or other organizations will pay you to plan the party and they will give you a budget you can spend on treats, gifts and prizes.Cupcakes - Image Courtesy Of Hairboutique - All Rights ReservedOr make money from organizing a fun egg hunt that people can pay to participate in.Figure out what your costs are to host the party and then charge per child or person attending.Maximize Your Money Making Goals With Free Easter PrintableDownload some of the fabulous 100% free Easter printables and print on your home printer.Image Above Of Free Printable Easter Basket - Courtesy Of Party Planning Center BlogSpot - All Rights ReservedAssemble some cute no-cost Easter baskets.Give those away to every child who attends.Print Free Flowers As DecorationsFor festive party decorations use free Printable Paper Flowers TemplatesGet Donations Or Buy Gifts, Toys And Treats At Discount StoresImage Above Of Free Printable Bunny Money - Courtesy Of Party Planning Center BlogSpot - All Rights ReservedVisit local retailers and ask if they would like to donate some toys or gifts for the kids.Children’s Egg And Spoon Race - Image by Alethe - All Rights ReservedMake sure if they do to put flyers in each basket from the sponsors so they get full credit for any donations they provide.Chocolate Easter Eggs - Image Courtesy Of Hairboutique - All Rights ReservedIf the local retailers can’t or aren’t interested, shop for the following items at the local discount stores to say on what you put in the baskets:Crayons, chalk or color markersColoring books or colored paperSnacks, candy, traditional Easter treatsToys or stuffed animalsEaster eggs, bunnies, decorated eggsCupcakes with Easter themed printablesBunny money coupons (see free printables above) in lieu of candyListed below are some fun Easter games:1. Spoon RaceHost an old fashioned spoon race and bring together the whole family as they race to the finish line without dropping plastic or wooden eggs.Colored Eggs - Image Courtesy Of Hairboutique - All Rights ReservedWhile most people remember the days or the spoon races with real decorated or hard boiled eggs, those can be messy so people tend to use wood or plastic instead. Use large tablespoons.2. Traditional Easter Egg HuntHide traditional decorated Easter Eggs or plastic eggs with small toys inside.Image Of Ring Toss - Amazon - All Rights ReservedIf small children are attending, make sure to warn parents to keep a close eye on their youngsters to avoid any potential swallowing of small toys.3. Easter Ring TossGet a large pair of rabbit ears and plastic rings and do a Easter Ear toss.4. Easter Sack RacesDo an Easter sack race, which is much like a regular potato sack race, but you may want to create large pillowcases with Easter decorations such as larger Easter bunny heads, painted Easter egg images or similar.Image Of Easter Egg Sack Race - Amazon - All Rights ReservedMany other types of outside party games can be adapted to Easter Games with the appropriate changes in decorations. It’s totally up to you.Do Your ResearchResearch other options available for making printable or inexpensive printables to give as party favors or sell at garage sales, swap meets or in similar locations:Printable Year-Round Cupcake Toppers and Wrappers - Kindle edition by Carla Chadwick. Cookbooks, Food & Wine Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.DISCLAIMER: I neither sell nor promote any companies, their products, nor do I have any online shopping outlet of my own to promote. What I write is based upon my own experience and belief in the techniques I share.