A staff member interviewed several members of the newly formed support group for children who have aged out of "the system" in Berks County to judge their reaction to the Superior Court ruling which was published today. All interviews were conducted on the condition that names not be revealed due to fear of retaliation.
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"It's been an awesome week. For the first time, I have hope" says a now adult survivor. "A number of people were down in Washington DC this week protesting with groups from all over the country in front of the White House for reform and there were Congressional briefings that were held. That was incredible. To think that people care enough about kids to go and travel and go to DC with all this chaos. Wow."
"Then, a group spoke out about Berks County at a Missions Conference. That was just awesome!"
"Then, that doctor was arrested for over-prescribing meds", continued another support group participant. He saw a lot of foster kids. Some in our group actually went to him."
"Then this....this was just the icing on the cake. A number of us were taken when we were kids and placed in foster care. We always suspected that something wasn't quite right. Now, I've reconnected with my birth parents and we are piecing together the story and healing. But today, the Morganti family successfully fought against CYS and what they did. That was just awesome."
Another adult survivor continued, "I want to say thank you to the people in the BCCYS corruption group. Thank you for standing up for the kids of Berks County and for holding people accountable for their actions.Thank you to the Morganti family too." She began crying uncontrollably. "If only someone had been there for us and for our families. Maybe things would have turned out differently."
"More people need to speak out and to take their cases to Superior Court", said one young man who identified himself only as Mr. Gonzalez. "Stay strong and speak out like the Morganti family did."
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