tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post8071292236284611885..comments2024-03-28T02:29:13.507-07:00Comments on Legal Ruralism: Law and Order in the Ozarks (Part XC): Children's shelter proposed to serve nine-county areaLisa R. Pruitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16469550950363542801noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-74264033991395032072011-10-18T14:47:09.968-07:002011-10-18T14:47:09.968-07:00I am surprised to see there were 740 children in f...I am surprised to see there were 740 children in foster care in the nine-county area in 2010 and there is only one active foster home. In Yolo County, where the population is about two-thirds of the nine county area, there were only 287 children in foster care during that same period. Unlike these nine counties, Yolo County has a multitude of foster homes and group homes for removed children (I'm not sure on the exact numbers, but I'd imagine there are more than 10).<br /><br />With only one available foster home, it seems likely that the children are put in kinship care with a relative. Hopefully, in these rural counties, most of the families facing removal of their child have relatives nearby.CEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02633830407602623200noreply@blogger.com