SERVE CHILDREN IN THE FAMILY COURT SYSTEM WHO HAVE BEEN ABUSED AND/OR NEGLECTED AND ARE IN DANGER OF, OR HAVE BEEN, REMOVED FROM THEIR HOME AND PLACED IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. CASES CAN LAST ANYWHERE FROM 12 TO 18 MONTHS, OR IN SOME INSTANCES, LONGER. THE OBJECTIVE IS ALWAYS PERMANENCY FOR THE CHILD/CHILDREN. WE WERE ABLE TO SERVE APPROXIMATELY 593 CHILDREN IN 2021.