Opening doors

A youth who was turning 18 called us for help when plans for her to enter a transitional housing program and complete her final semester of high school fell through. She could not reach her CAS worker, who had gone on a sudden leave of absence, and the school told her it had no space for her. We reached a CAS supervisor, who discovered that before going on leave, the worker had registered the girl with a different school, which was holding a spot for her. The girl was pleased with the news, and soon after, a space also opened up for her at the housing program.

Our Children and Youth Unit staff will listen, review concerns about the experiences and services provided to young people by the child welfare system, and help find solutions. If we can’t help directly, we will refer you to someone who can. Contact us.

Learn more about the Children and Youth Unit which answers questions and takes complaints about child protection services.
Read about how we helped other people in our Selected cases.