Getting it wrong again
The headline above was from several months ago and still stands. The Government was having some major problems in foster care to the point the media took notice... ie, kids dying, Kids being abused and kids running away.
These are not minor issues.
So the auditor General got involved and actually pointed out two things that should be noted.
The Government is failing the kids by not having a clue as to how to properly run the system.
This below..
The Government workers weren’t doing checks on the kids to make sure they’re safe in the foster homes.
Ie. they just hand the kids over to strangers and go on about their business.
So how do the NWT government solve that?
They don’t.
Their plan is to find more foster parents to pass the kids onto.
I don’t understand what that’s supposed to accompish? More variety?
What they need to do is create more jobs of social workers who check on the foster parents with more strict rules.
Create more programs so kids can stay with their families or communities.
The solutions are working elsewhere.