Social services

Santa Clara County child welfare leaders endure epic takedown from Supervisor Arenas

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Santa Clara County child welfare leaders endure epic takedown from Supervisor Arenas

SAN JOSE — Santa Clara County Supervisor Sylvia Arenas had had enough. She listened quietly during Tuesday’s board meeting as leaders of the county’s child welfare agency breezed through a slide show about the progress they’ve made trying to reform the agency since last year’s fentanyl overdose death of baby Phoenix Castro, a 3-month-old they’d … Read more

Parenting tips from a dad who’s fostered 36 kids — by himself

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Parenting tips from a dad who’s fostered 36 kids — by himself

Peter Mutabazi and some of the children he has fostered or adopted. Peter Mutabazi Peter Mutabazi has fostered or adopted 36 children in the past seven years — by himself. Right now, he’s caring for kids aged two, three, seven, eight, 10, 17 and 19 years old, three of whom are his adopted children. His … Read more