Children's Defense Fund

"Children on Layaway"

"Children on Layaway"
"Children on Layaway"

This book was written in hopes to bring some awareness to what really goes on in Residential living. This book is based on true stories from Mr. Renaldo, the children and other staff members. These stories come from the years that Mr. Renaldo worked in residential living with children ages six to eighteen. This book is the only place that you will find these stories in writing because most of these companies are very good at hiding the truth. It did not take Mr. Renaldo very long to discover the truth because the company was not trying to hide it. The truth is that it's all about the money and not the welfare of the children or the staff...

PITTSBURGH, PA. -- Author and Youth Counselor, Ron Howard, is passionate when he speaks of young people in today's society who are placed in Residential Living and are being treated like or worst then the inmates in the prison systems...
Howard has taken his passion beyond empty rhetoric, having just written a compelling book, "Children on Layaway; it's all about the money$$$" Most of these children are in Residential living through no-fault of their own. It is the parents who have let these children down and these companies are doing the same thing; except they are making millions from it; It's all about the money$$$
This book was written in hope to bring some awareness to what really goes on in residential living. This book is based on true stories from the children and other staff members. These stories come from the years that the staff members worked in residential living with children ages six to 18...
This book is the only place that you will find these stories in writing because most of these companies are very good at hiding the truth. It did not take very long to find out what the truth is because the company was not trying to hide it. The truth is that it is all about the money and not the welfare of the children or the staff...

 

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