This is Something to Think About 02.14.18 “Foster Care Teens With Nowhere To Pillow Their Heads”
Something to Think About
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Bill Bunkley’s “Something To Think About”
Air Date Wednesday, February 14, 2018
“Foster Care Teens With Nowhere To Pillow Their Heads”
Bill Bunkley With Something To Think About
Hillsborough County has a crisis on its hands. The breakdown of the most important building block of society, the family, is now acutely obvious as parentless teens have not a decent place to pillow their heads.
In Hillsborough, 4,000 children from broken homes are in the foster care system. Difficult older teens, some very unruly, have been sleeping on the floors of agency offices and in vehicles parked overnight at a local WAWA convenience store.
There are more at risk teenagers than available overnight beds.
It’s not enough to point fingers and cancel contracts for agencies who failed these teens.
These teens need to be loved on, cared for and provided for.
If Eckerd Connects’ agencies and state resources cannot fill this void, human traffickers are ready, willing, and able to take these kids in.
I’m Bill Bunkley. Catch my show weekday’s at 4, get my latest local and Florida updates by following me on Twitter or friend me on Facebook /BillBunkley
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