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Council hears update that Indiana County CIS is dropping its foster program
Summary
Council solicitor updated members that Indiana County CIS is discontinuing its foster program; affected foster parents are being asked to transfer to other agencies and council said a pending resolution is timely given the development.
During new business, the council solicitor (voice 10) briefed members that Indiana County CIS is discontinuing its foster program. The solicitor said the reasons for the decision are "multifaceted" and called for a broader review of how the situation developed. He added that affected foster parents are being asked to transfer to other agencies to maintain their foster-parent status and that Children's and Youth Services and other agencies remain in place to care for children.
"Indiana County CIS is actually dropping their foster program," the solicitor said, and council members agreed that a previously drafted resolution raising concerns with the municipal league is timely in light of that development. The solicitor said he will continue to raise the issue and push for conversations with partner agencies.
Why it matters: the change affects foster parents and the local foster-care infrastructure; council framed its pending resolution as timely and expected to spur broader attention and possible reviews by county or state partners.
