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Foster Care

Social worker churn undercuts Washington’s foster care system

Tanya Copenhaver followed in her father’s and grandmother’s footsteps by becoming a social worker for…
Susanna Ray
Susanna RayDecember 8, 2016
Foster Care

What InvestigateWest has uncovered so far on foster care

Months of reporting on Washington state’s foster care program by InvestigateWest has shed light on…
Allegra Abramo
Allegra AbramoOctober 28, 2016
Foster CareGovernment

Washington’s troubled foster care program struggles to keep foster parents

High turnover among unhappy foster parents is putting more stress on an already strained system…
Allegra Abramo
Allegra AbramoOctober 28, 2016
Foster CareInvestigative Reports

Four ways to fix Washington’s foster care system

Four potential fixes for Washington's overburdened foster care system, including an unconventional suggestion by a…
Allegra Abramo
Allegra AbramoSeptember 21, 2016
Foster CareInvestigative Reports

Foster system sets up kids for academic failure

Washington's shortage of foster parents to care for abused and neglected kids is so overburdened…
Allegra Abramo
Allegra AbramoSeptember 21, 2016
Foster CareInvestigative Reports

Crisis in foster care system leaves kids rootless, vulnerable

Children entrusted to state care are bouncing between hotels and other emergency housing, victims of…
InvestigateWest
InvestigateWestSeptember 20, 2016
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