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It’s been almost a year now since a new agency took over the foster care system in Hillsborough County. Today, the Children’s Network of Hillsborough County cut the ribbon on a new office building.
The CEO, Terri Balliet, says this will give employees a comfortable space and an opportunity to collaborate with each other to better serve families. 10 Investigates Jennifer Titus spoke exclusively with Balliet, as well as the Secretary of the Department of Children and Families, to find out where the organization stands at placing children in proper settings.
We know that was a big reason why the state looked a year ago for a new agency to take over. If you remember, right at the end of the year in 2021, the state told Eckerd Connects their contract would not be renewed for Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco Counties. At the time, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office had launched a criminal investigation looking into how at least 50 kids were being moved around the county on a nightly basis.
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