foster care

The private nonprofits that run foster care in the state say they've risen to the challenge of caring for children during the pandemic and meeting the terms of a class-action lawsuit settlement. But child welfare advocates say there's plenty of room for improvement.

Saint Francis Ministries is required to submit a business plan to the state by March 1 and will need to share other financial information on a regular basis.

Kinship families, who take in foster children who are related to them, are more likely to lack computers and other tools needed for online learning, say foster care agencies.

Inspectors snapped photos of boarded-up windows, beds without proper bedding and nails poking out of boards where children walk or play.

The settlement ends a court fight that began in late 2018, and will require the state to better track foster children in its care.

Foster families have faced extra challenges during the pandemic.

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