Foster Care

Foster care: US moves to phase out group care for foster kids, By David Crary, May 17, 2014, Christian Science Monitor: “In many ways, Children’s Village resembles an idyllic college campus, with its abundant open spaces, handsome buildings, brand-new activities center and Olympic-size pool. Yet the child-welfare professionals who run the 180-acre complex in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., a New York City suburb, are committed to a seemingly paradoxical goal: They want fewer foster children settling in to make the residential cottages their home. ‘The longer kids stay in institutions, the less capable they are of reintegrating into society,’ said Children’s Village CEO Jeremy Kohomban. ‘We need to use the residential system as a short-term emergency room. . .”