Disturbing Findings From DCF Survey

The Miami Herald has a disturbing article on the problems with the Department of Children & Families.

In southern Sarasota, nearly one in four former foster kids is homeless. In St. Augustine, fewer than one in 10 foster children age 17 is performing at grade level. And in Miami, Tampa and Daytona Beach, fewer than one in four 17-year-old foster kids passed Florida's high-stakes standardized assessment test.

DCF Secretary Bob Butterworth correctly calls this child abuse. The reason many foster children are homeless is to escape sexual and physical abuse. The article details that privatization of child services has hurt and not helped the DCF. WE can thank Jeb Bush for the privatization madness.

Children are not given education plans are taught money management skills. The short answer is these kids are not ready for the real world when they leave DCF services.