The child should be one of the most important concerns of society. If we have 2,700 foster care children in Utah and only 1,300 homes to place them in, this should be one of the great issues of our state. If we have children running away from their foster homes, we should be asking why. Is it because the homes are inadequate, or because the child is seeking to return to his biological parents, or what? If we have children "aging out" at age 18, leaving the foster homes though they still lack the skills to be on their own in life, we must do something.
There is no more pressing issue, politically and socially, than the life of the child.
(Index: Campaign website, Foster Care and Child Abuse)
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