Change is coming for child welfare

Change is coming for child welfare

Smarting from a handful of egregious deaths of children under its watch, the agency in charge of protecting Hillsborough County's most vulnerable young people likely will be replaced.

At stake is a $65.5 million annual contract that would allow Hillsborough Kids Inc. to continue providing services to about 2,800 abused and neglected children and teenagers for the next five years. It has held the contract for more than 10 years.