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Crushing caseloads and low wages drive out foster care workers, but children pay the price

Advocates say chronic turnover must be addressed or the system will continue to fail children and families.

Briana Royal, near La Salle University, where she got her undergraduate degree. As a city-funded social worker, she often worked "putting out fires."
Briana Royal, near La Salle University, where she got her undergraduate degree. As a city-funded social worker, she often worked "putting out fires."Read moreJessica Griffin / Staff Photographer