In re J.I.R.

¶ 1 Mother, L.C., appeals the July 6, 2001 Decree terminating her parental rights as to her minor child, J.I.R.

¶ 2 The Philadelphia Department of Human Services (DHS) first became involved in L.C.’s family situation in January 1988. Eleven years into DHS’s involvement with L.C.’s family situation, on October 6, 1999, DHS was contacted by a Philadelphia hospital’s emergency room and informed that L.C. had given birth to J.I.R., a boy, born prematurely and who tested positive for cocaine at birth.1 In addition, DHS discovered that L.C. lacked appropriate housing. The child remained in the…