Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Anthony G. Brown is pledging to reduce the number of Maryland children
in foster care by 1,000 if he is elected governor, using an “aggressive” public-service campaign and more visible profiles of those eligible for adoption on a state Web site.
Brown, Maryland’s lieutenant governor, wants to spend $3.5 million a year on housing for young adults moving out of foster care and hopes to usher in a new philosophy of service delivery among child-welfare workers.
As of last year, there were 5,848 children in foster care in Maryland. Brown says in his plan that he will reduce that number to 4,858 by the end of his first term, in 2018.
His proposals are contained in a plan released Thursday that makes clear how personal this issue is for him.
Brown also says he will usher in a “trauma-informed” delivery system among child-welfare workers. Under that philosophy, decisions about placement of children in foster care would be guided by the goal of reducing the stress in their lives, he says.
In Md. governor’s race, Brown promises to reduce the number of children in foster care
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