HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0978.003 2018-2020 COW 17
From: Truth Truth < COUNTY CLERK
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 11:46 AM COUNTY OF HAWAIII
To: Council Testimony CEI
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Subject: Investigate Catholic Charities Hawaii Time 11:4
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The children and young women who get kidnapped, or are exploited in human trafficking, sex trafficking, child
porn rings, and.a. domestic abuse often come from broken homes. Sometimes, the county or state social services
step in to help get the minors under age IS in foster care or gro up homes.
Once they are in the foster care system, they are at more risk than ever because there is no accountability. If the
children go missing its often written off that they "ran away" and there are too many cases like this to keep track
of.
We cannot allow this continue. Children's lives are at risk every single day. Hawaii is an easy target
because no one checks and no one cares. predators are aware of this.
Foster care is sometimes overseen by Catholic Charities Hawaii as one of the county l state courts vendors for
social services.
There are people working as staff at CCH who have criminal records and yet are still hired and entrusted with
children.and volunerable populations.
.it car of be confirmed whether or not Catholic Charities Hawaii conducts its own background checks on its
own staff upon offer of employment but overlooks their criminal backgrounds to fill an already highly in
demand need for more staff.
However, all social service organizatiotaa need its staff to have employees conducted thorough independent
background checks with the state of Hawaii.
There should be clean drug tests,no disciplinary complaints at previous jobs, and no criminal records
whatsoever W especially if there are staff therapists at Catholic Charities Hawaii who have criminal charges
involving minors.
Every single member of the staff of Catholic Charities Hawaii, especially therapists, social workers, and an.yotae
who spends time alone with children or on supervised visits, needs to have its employees pass thorough
independent background checks with the state of Hawaii.
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