Rep Paul Donato in Kinga Borondy's Column; THE ONLY NEWS OF SIGNIFICANCE IN THIS WEEK'S TRANSCRIPT

 Rep. Paul Donato, D-Medford, believes there shouldn’t be a difference, especially since the outcomes for children placed with family members; grandparents, aunts, uncles, older siblings, are more positive than for children placed in foster families that are unrelated by kinship.

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“The numbers (of kinship foster families) grow by 3 to 5% a year,” Donato said, noting that situation has been fueled by the opioid crisis and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.  https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/regional/2022/06/07/ma-legislators-expect-report-prompt-changes-kinship-fostering/7503586001/