California began a modest experiment 27 years ago, privatizing a portion of foster care in the belief that it would better serve children and be less expensive. Lawmakers decided to enlist local charities to help recruit and supervise foster parents. Today, the state’s private foster family system — the largest in the nation — has become more expensive and more dangerous than the government-run homes it has largely replaced. Gays and lesbians helped form the highly regarded Southern California Foster Family and Adoption Agency. Casey Family Programs, a respected philanthropy for disadvantaged children, created another. It didn’t take long, however, for some entrepreneurs to figure out the money-making potential of foster care. The currency of the system is children; the key to getting more children — and earning more money — is finding willing foster parents.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 23:00:25 +0000
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