UNICEF provides more support for children in State care
Originally published by Jamaica Observer on 20/05/2020
Summary
UNICEF donated $2.4 million worth of sanitising and hygiene supplies to the CPFSA to help protect nearly 1,700 children in 50 residential care facilities against COVID-19.According to a UNICEF Jamaica representative, children in residential care may be in particularly vulnerable situations. As a result, CPFSA and UNICEF are jointly working toward a more family-based care system including the foster care system, which is proven to be more suitable for the development of children compared to residential institutions.