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As Bexar County foster care system plunges deeper into turmoil, what happens next?

As Bexar County foster care system plunges deeper into turmoil, what happens next?
Area foster parents say it had become apparent Family Tapestry was not running smoothly
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SAN ANTONIO – As a flurry of bills were being discussed at the Texas Legislature last week, even state representatives were forced to acknowledge Texas’ current foster care quandary how do you continue to streamline and privatize the system while also increasing oversight of it?
A proposed bill in the state senate, which was discussed at length during a hearing before the House Human Services Committee last week, would create a new office focused on transitioning the state to a community-based care system. ....

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'We need some flexibility': Youth-serving nonprofit CEO says more support needed in foster care capacity crisis

‘We need some flexibility’: Youth-serving nonprofit CEO says more support needed in foster care capacity crisis
Several House bills in motion would help improve community-based care programs if enacted
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BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – A statewide nonprofit dedicated to helping children and youth-serving organizations believes a start to improving the foster care system is understanding the challenges that cause community-based care programs to close down.
Katie Olse, CEO of the Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services, is weighing in on Family Tapestry’s recent announcement that it is terminating its contract with the state for community-based care.
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“Learning from what happened here and understanding the pressure points that may have caused this to happen and making sure we fix it moving forward and enrolling those lessons learned into implementations around the state,” said Olse, suggesting ways to improve the system. “It doe ....

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Texas officials knew foster children were illegally placed in an unsafe shelter. It didn't end until a whistleblower came forward.

Texas officials knew foster children were illegally placed in an unsafe shelter. It didn’t end until a whistleblower came forward.
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Texas state officials, including those in Gov. Greg Abbott’s office, knew for months that foster children were being illegally housed in an emergency shelter cited hundreds of times for dangerous conditions but failed to report the violation to court-appointed watchdogs tasked with monitoring the state’s foster care system, according to court records.
The Whataburger Center, a shelter for foster children in San Antonio named after the restaurant chain because of a one-time donation, was cited 239 times for not meeting state minimum standards ....

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Texas foster children placed in unsafe shelter as officials stayed quiet

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Texas state officials, including those in Gov. Greg Abbott’s office, knew for months that foster children were being illegally housed in an emergency shelter cited hundreds of times for dangerous conditions but failed to report the violation to court-appointed watchdogs tasked with monitoring the state’s foster care system, according to court records.
The Whataburger Center, a shelter for foster children in San Antonio named after the restaurant chain because of a one-time donation, was cited 239 times for not meeting state minimum standards ....

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Texas officials knew about foster children in unsafe shelter

REESE OXNER, The Texas Tribune
May 13, 2021
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A child sleep at the Children s Shelter of San Antonio on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services has awarded a major foster care contract to Family Tapestry, a division of the Children s Shelter of San Antonio.Billy Calzada, Staff / Staff Photographer
Texas state officials, including those in Gov. Greg Abbott’s office, knew for months that foster children were being illegally housed in an emergency shelter cited hundreds of times for dangerous conditions but failed to report the violation to court-appointed watchdogs tasked with monitoring the state’s foster care system, according to court records. ....

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