Orphanages in the United States An Option to Reconsider in the Welfare System
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Are the children in foster homes being cared for as well as we would like them to be?We have children that are being lost in the welfare system because we do not haveenough social workers to handle the caseloads of children in their care; social workers who do not have the time to visit or assess the homes we put our children in and the care they are receiving. Are there other means of care along with foster homes we can look at to help these children? A place where social workers could visit more than one or two children in a single day? Somewhere our children can get a good education, meals, clothing, discipline, supervision, friends, and still ...
... children who have nowhere to go. Institutional care can never replace a childs parents, but when the parents are abusive or neglectful and there will be no chance of the child returning to the home, the child is entitled to and needs a permanent, well cared for place to live and the answer may be rebuilding orphanages or group homes, and give our children a place they can call home.
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