Office of Children and Family Services
Adoption Subsidy Program
The Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) oversees the State’s Adoption Subsidy Program, in which monthly subsidy payments are made to the adoptive parents of hard-to-place or handicapped children. We reviewed a sample of such payments and found that they were adequately supported and in compliance with governing regulations. However, we also identified $214,143 in payments that appeared to be inappropriate: $180,783 that was paid to provide support for 22 children who were reported as being deceased by various government records and $33,360 that was paid to a household after the adopted person had turned 21 and the payments should therefore have ceased. We recommended that the inappropriate payments be recovered and improvements be made in certain OCFS practices.
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About Yvonne Mason Sewell
Background:
The eldest of five children, Yvonne was born May 17, 1951 in Atlanta, Georgia. Raised in East Point, Georgia, she moved to Jackson County, Ga. until 2006 then moved to Port St. Lucie, Florida where she currently makes her home.
Licensed bounty hunter for the state of Georgia.
Education:
After a 34 year absence, returned to college in 2004. Graduated with honors in Criminal Justice with an Associate’s degree from Lanier Technical College in 2006.
Awards:
Nominated for the prestigious GOAL award in 2005 which encompasses all of the technical colleges. This award is based not only on excellence in academics but also leadership, positive attitude and the willingness to excel in one’s major.
Affiliations:
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Member of The Florida Writer’s Association – Group Leader for St Lucie County
The Dream:
Since learning to write at the age of five, Yvonne has wanted to be an author. She wrote her first novel Stan’s Story beginning in 1974 and completed it in 2006. Publication seemed impossible as rejections grew to 10 years. Determined, she continued adding to the story until her dream came true in 2006.
The Inspiration:
Yvonne’s brother Stan has been her inspiration and hero in every facet of her life. He was stricken with Encephalitis at the tender age of nine months. He has defied every roadblock placed in his way and has been the driving force in every one of her accomplishments. He is the one who taught her never to give up
The Author:
Yvonne is currently the author of several novels, including:
Stan’s Story- the true story of her brother’s accomplishments, it has been compared to the style of Capote, and is currently being rewritten with new information for re-release.
Tangled Minds - a riveting story about a young girl’s bad decision and how it taints everyone’s life around her yet still manages to show that hope is always possible. This novel has been compared to the writing of Steinbeck and is currently being written as a screenplay. This novel will be re-released by Kerlak Publishing in 2009
Brilliant Insanity – released by Kerlak Publishing October 2008
Silent Scream – Released by Lulu.com October 2008- Slated to be made into a movie
Yvonne’s Philosophy in Life - “Pay it Forward”:
“In this life we all have been helped by others to attain our dreams and goals. We cannot pay it back but what we can do is ‘pay it forward’. It is a simple
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Yvonne Mason Sewell
How Child Protection Services Buys and Sells Our Children 
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Ok if the government won’t help us then we should do what a few of the workers sai to do we found out that someone has all the fostercare and workers addresses are and all their criminal backgrounds say they said their puttinyg it all on.fliers and posting them everywhere even with their pictures I vote we help them even the bikers gang members and all groupes have started the people wete the ones that was supose to run.thos country
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I guess all of you don’t know they sold us out we don’t own our country anymore my grandpa was nsa and cia and he saod we are now owned by a hand full of very rich men if you want to know the truth. Look up this (don’t ever say conspersy) and that you read is the truth and they don’t even know how much money we come from and who we are kin to they should have really checked they only pick on the ones they think they can beat but we all know things they don’t know it sad they wanted to play god call me 832 545 403( if you want to knw all of it all they had to do was give me my son so now the whole world will get evedence they mde their choice
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