Inside Ontario group homes where kids were called ‘paychecks’
private foster care and group homes.But interviews with more than two dozen former workers, child welfare experts, ministry documents, and court filings tell the story of a private company that some former employees say placed profits over the care of vulnerable children.
Experts in the field of group and foster care homes also cite the company’s troubled history, which included a fire at one of its residences in 2017 that killed two people.A Global News and APTN investigation discovered the key players behind Connor Homes, Bob Connor and his son Sean, have amassed real-estate assets under their own names and through their companies estimated to be in excess of $10 million.The investigation found the company has also been accused of underreporting serious incidents in its homes, received poor inspection results, and recently surrendered its foster care licence.
Connor Homes previously had its licence consistently renewed for its first four decades of operation.It’s also a cautionary tale about how Ontario’s child welfare system allowed a private operator with a history of regulatory problems to continue to operate.
Global News and APTN are not identifying the locations of the group homes over privacy concerns for the kids in care.There are roughly 100 private operators in the province.“The roofs were disgusting.
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