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Director says state and national shortage of resource parents continues
Summary
Director Crystal Natan told the advisory committee that both statewide and nationwide there are not enough resource parents for children in care.
Committee members asked about the number of resource parents available to the agency. Executive Director Crystal Natan responded that, "state-wide/ nationwide there are not enough resource parents," describing the shortage as a persistent staffing and placement challenge for child welfare agencies.
Members discussed partnering or learning from nearby counties; Kurt Miller referenced work in York County and Commissioner Yoder said Judge Brown is interested in related case-management work. The minutes do not include specific counts or programmatic steps to expand resource-parent recruitment.
