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Tom Ruff is a child protective services social worker who works in the North Central Region’s Court Intervention unit. That means he typically gets involved in cases once a front-line social worker investigating a report to the County’s Child Abuse Hotline has already visited the home and found evidence of abuse or neglect, prompting the County or law enforcement to remove children to protect them.
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There are things that happen to children no one wants to imagine. But delving into child abuse and neglect is, of course, the daily work of the County’s child protective services workers.
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We shadow a protective services worker for an in-depth series on how the County safeguards its youngest residents. UPDATED with “Day in the Life.”
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Several busy stretches of County roads are getting a high-tech system that better coordinates traffic signals.
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Continuing to promote “green” culture, County supervisors unanimously approved a pilot program Tuesday to keep food waste from six County cafeterias out of landfills and turn it into nutrient-rich compost to improve gardens and landscapes.
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Hey, it’s Chance and I took over the computer again! Remember me? I’m the dog that was shot and rescued last week. Everyone thought I wasn’t going to live through it, but I did.
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An interactive video booth is designed to educate people about homelessness and mental illness.
