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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Anonymous wrote:
Do you think that some form of supported housing---where you and your mom lived in a 4 unit building where 3 units were families and the 4th was a social worker---would have been better?

New poster here.

Terrible idea. 
How would they (the government?) get social workers to agree to live in that apartment. Social workers have families to, that might want to own their own home/live in a specific neighborhood. And who wants to live where they work? It would essentially make the social worker (and to some extent, their spouse and children) "on call" 24/7.[/quote]

Because I don't think the social worker would live in that apartment as their permanent residence.  Rather, it would be 3 to 4 social workers doing it in shifts, like firemen sleeping in the firehouse.  As the former foster child above described---her life would have been more stable had her mom had some degree of supervision regarding staying sober, taking her meds, etc.  It is just a fact that people who are low-functioning caregivers have children.  Those children are ill-served by a system that shuffles them in and out between foster home and bio-family.  [/quote]

So you are saying the 4th apartment would not be set up like an apartment, but just like an office?   That the social would just sit at a desk in there for their 8 hour shift?  Then another would take over for second shift, and a third would take over for the graveyard shift?   365/year?  That would require at least 6-8 social workers, since no one would work 7 days a week.
Would the other two apartments also be filled with families that are under the supervision of CPS?  
So basically you'd have a team of 6-8 social workers for every 3 families?

Do CPS agencies in any jurisdiction have that kind of funding?[/quote]

It sounds crazy but our taxes pay for foster care stipends, the therapies and other care needed for these children, food stamps and other benefits for children who age out with few resources, and often the costs associated with jail and prison. Then our taxes must pay to take care of the former foster children's children. There must be a way to divert funds to prevent these outcomes.

What the previous poster suggested may not be the best intervention, but it is on the right track. Spend money supporting the caregivers to avoid the expense of poorly raised children.[/quote]

+100

These already exist for young adults, might as well build them to a slightly larger scale. Their usually used after teens age out, but preventing the age out process by assisting families is a better investment over the long haul. I actually can't wait to see what the Biden/Harris administration have in store for foster kids, and at risk families I know they've already approved some changes and theirs more to come. Kamala was very involved in new legislation for Foster Youth previously, hopefully it's carried throughout the term.[/quote]

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