As many as 3,000 children are in foster care in Alaska on any given day, spread across some 1,300 licensed foster homes, according to Alaska's Office of Children's Services.
The workload for front line workers can be overwhelming.
Understaffing and high case loads put strain on a job that's already emotionally difficult. While no one wants kids to fall through the cracks, it does happen.
Lisa Reasner, a 30-year-old mother of two, is so terrified her kids will land in protective custody, she's meticulous about making sure no one can say they're in harms way.
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