To lend a hand to children and teens is taking on new urgency. Right now, the city has more than 5,000 children in foster care, but the network of foster parents needs backup. I recently talked to advocates who are casting a wide net for new support. Kimberly ali hi, im good, how are you doing . George for kimberly ali, these office hallways are the frontlines of her departments newest battle, the battle to recruit a new generation of foster parents. Kimberly we just need the help. We need the help, our young people need the help. George alis team is responsible for every step in the foster care process for 5,000 plus philly kids. The work has changed dramatically in recent years. After the child sex abuse case of jerry sandusky, state laws were tightened and the number of calls to alis child abuse hotline sky rocketed. Kimberly we used to have about 21,000 calls to our hotline. Now, were up to 34,000 calls. George not all of those calls end up with a child in foster care, but when the
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