{"id":1895,"date":"2021-07-04T18:46:40","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T00:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/?p=1895"},"modified":"2021-07-04T18:46:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T00:46:44","slug":"what-is-a-guardian-ad-litem-in-foster-care-with-shanelle-dupree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/04\/what-is-a-guardian-ad-litem-in-foster-care-with-shanelle-dupree\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Guardian Ad Litem in Foster Care with Shanelle Dupree"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/19703402\/height\/128\/theme\/modern\/size\/standard\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/6BA342\/time-start\/00:00:00\/download\/no\/hide-show\/no\" height=\"128\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" oallowfullscreen=\"true\" msallowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border: none;\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fostercarenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Copy-of-Shanelle-Dupree-1500.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fostercarenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Copy-of-Shanelle-Dupree-1500.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fostercarenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Copy-of-Shanelle-Dupree-1500.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fostercarenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Copy-of-Shanelle-Dupree-1500.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fostercarenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Copy-of-Shanelle-Dupree-1500.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fostercarenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Copy-of-Shanelle-Dupree-1500.png?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span class=\"il\">Shanelle<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Dupree<\/span>\u00a0has deep Midwestern roots. She was born in Nebraska, raised in Oklahoma, and moved to Kansas to attend Washburn University School of Law.\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shanelle<\/span>\u00a0is a lawyer, author, speaker, administrator, strategic connector, wife of a Pastor and Elected Official, and mama of 4.\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shanelle<\/span>\u2019s faith is the thread that connects her life.<br \/>Attorney\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Dupree<\/span>\u00a0practiced law for nearly a decade representing children as a Guardian ad Litem, Parent&#8217;s Attorney, and handled numerous high conflict family law and juvenile law cases. Mrs.\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Dupree<\/span>\u00a0is a connector and creator. She successfully created and taught a series of legal and social child welfare informational classes for five years in Johnson County, Kansas. She provided hope, help, and humor to parents struggling to understand the child welfare system.<br \/>After leaving the courtroom,\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shanelle<\/span>\u00a0traveled the state interviewing agencies and people running for office about the foster care system. She connected foster care and fashion and produced over 30 videos.\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shanelle<\/span>\u00a0was appointed as the Kansas City Regional Director of the Department for Children and Families in March 2019. She manages resources and staffing across 5 counties for 450 employees.<br \/>Mrs.\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Dupree<\/span>\u00a0is a writer and has authored articles in the Johnson County Bar Journal and the Kansas Bar Association Journal. She presents at various conferences and workshops regarding children, family, and equity matters.<br \/>She is married to her law school sweetheart Wyandotte County District Attorney and Pastor Mark\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Dupree<\/span>. Together they serve in ministry at Grace Tabernacle Family Life Outreach Center located in Kansas City, Kansas.\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shanelle<\/span>\u00a0is the Bible Study teacher and recently published Bible Study Perspectives: Genesis which helps people looking to connect to God\u2019s word using a simple and creative system.<br \/><span class=\"il\">Shanelle<\/span>\u00a0is passionately involved in policies and laws that affect the community. She has served as a campaign director, campaign advisor, and copywriter for multiple successful political campaigns.<br \/><span class=\"il\">Shanelle<\/span>\u00a0and Mark are the parents of 4 active and brilliant children, Layla, Mark, II, Lilly, and Micah.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudyperspectives.com\/\">Shanelle&#8217;s book<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Foster Care: An Unparalleled Journey<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Find All Our Links Here<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><!-- \/wp:post-content --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/fostercarenation\">https:\/\/linktr.ee\/fostercarenation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Support Our Mission<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buymeacoffee.com\/fostercare\"><strong>https:\/\/www.buymeacoffee.com\/fostercare<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/fostercarenation\">https:\/\/patreon.com\/fostercarenation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Website<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\">https:\/\/fostercarenation.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Connect with us on our Facebook Page<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/7timedad\">https:\/\/facebook.com\/7timedad<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Connect on Instagram<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fostercarenation\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fostercarenation\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shanelle\u00a0Dupree\u00a0has deep Midwestern roots. She was born in Nebraska, raised in Oklahoma, and moved to Kansas to attend Washburn University School of Law.\u00a0Shanelle\u00a0is a lawyer, author, speaker, administrator, strategic connector, wife of a Pastor and Elected Official, and mama of 4.\u00a0Shanelle\u2019s faith is the thread that connects her life.Attorney\u00a0Dupree\u00a0practiced law for nearly a decade representing&#8230;<a class=\"read-more-link button\" href=\"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/04\/what-is-a-guardian-ad-litem-in-foster-care-with-shanelle-dupree\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1896,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","libsyn-item-id":0,"libsyn-show-id":0,"libsyn-post-error":"","libsyn-post-error_post-type":"","libsyn-post-error_post-permissions":"","libsyn-post-error_api":"","playlist-podcast-url":"","libsyn-episode-thumbnail":"","libsyn-episode-widescreen_image":"","libsyn-episode-blog_image":"","libsyn-episode-background_image":"","libsyn-post-episode-category-selection":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_use_thumbnail":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_use_theme":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_height":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_width":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_placement":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_use_download_link":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_use_download_link_text":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_custom_color":"","libsyn-post-episode-itunes-explicit":"","libsyn-post-episode":"","libsyn-post-episode-update-id3":"","libsyn-post-episode-release-date":"","libsyn-post-episode-simple-download":"","libsyn-release-date":"","libsyn-post-update-release-date":"","libsyn-is_draft":"","libsyn-new-media-media":"","libsyn-post-episode-subtitle":"","libsyn-new-media-image":"","libsyn-post-episode-keywords":"","libsyn-post-itunes":"","libsyn-post-episode-itunes-episode-number":"","libsyn-post-episode-itunes-season-number":"","libsyn-post-episode-itunes-episode-type":"","libsyn-post-episode-itunes-episode-title":"","libsyn-post-episode-itunes-episode-author":"","libsyn-destination-releases":"","libsyn-post-episode-advanced-destination-form-data":"","libsyn-post-episode-advanced-destination-form-data-enabled":"","libsyn-post-episode-advanced-destination-form-data-input-enabled":false,"libsyn-post-episode-premium_state":"","libsyn-episode-shortcode":"","libsyn-episode-embedurl":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbv0Lz-uz","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fostercarenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Copy-of-Shanelle-Dupree-1500.png?fit=1500%2C1500&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1895"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1895\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1897,"href":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1895\/revisions\/1897"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}