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Childnet reports lowest foster care population in 13 years, urges funding model reform

Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation · October 27, 2025
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Larry Rhine, CEO of Childnet, told the Palm Beach County delegation foster care numbers are the lowest in 13 years and thanked the legislature for a special appropriation that eliminated a $4.5 million deficit.

Larry Rhine, chief executive officer of Childnet (the lead agency for community‑based care in Palm Beach County), presented a fiscal and program update to the Palm Beach County legislative delegation. Rhine said foster care counts in Palm Beach are at the lowest point in his 13 years with Childnet — "we are just at…

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