BY DONNA WESTFALL CPS…. CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES. Ever heard of them? They are supposed to PROTECT children from abusive or neglectful parents. But what happens when an agency comes in, takes children away, places them in foster homes or adopts them out without oversight? We will be starting a series on abuses conducted by CPS and following the money on how and why they do what they do. If you want to be interviewed for this series, all interviews will be confidential.