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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Letters to the Editor

We owe thanks to our child welfare workers

Sept. 12-16 is Child Welfare Worker Appreciation Week. (Sun-Times Media)

Fred Rogers once said, “Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me.” That’s how I view child welfare workers, as heroes.

There are currently more than 20,000 children in the care of the Department of Children and Family Services. The state is their legal guardian, and as Illinois residents, that makes them our responsibility, too. We rely on child welfare workers to ensure we fulfill our responsibilities to care for these children. 

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