Forest collaboratives formed in the wake of the Pacific Northwest’s “Timber Wars” have become major power players operating largely out of the public eye
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Jesus Lopez, 21, in his Mount Vernon home on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. Lopez entered in to the Washington foster care system at age four, and officially left the system on his 21st birthday. During his time in the system, Lopez was sent to a facility in Iowa called Clarinda for a brief time where he was mistreated. In October, Disability Rights Washington published a report about Clarinda and their "abusive" practices. (Dorothy Edwards/Crosscut)
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What happens when children in foster care turn 18? Due to a crisis within Washington’s child-welfare system, many end up homeless, incarcerated or in hospital emergency rooms.
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Forest collaboratives formed in the wake of the Pacific Northwest’s “Timber Wars” have become major power players operating largely out of the public eye
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