The state has been aware for years that fears of retaliation and frustration around investigations have driven away some otherwise willing foster parents.
This is what grateful looks like. Crosscut staffers (left to right) Kate Harloe (kneeling), Sherry Larsen-Holmes, Alyssa Campbell, Tamara Power-Drutis, Marissa Brent-Tookey, Joe Copeland, Mary Bruno...