Children in foster care can now visit their families in a cleaner and more enjoyable space, complete with DVD players replacing “ancient” TVs with VHS players. Visitation rooms at Gainesville’s Division of Family and Children Services offices were substandard, according to Ari Mathe, a children’s attorney in the Hall County juvenile court system. She said the rooms used to be really bad for morale and had couches that smelled of urine, disgusting carpet and toys, books and games in disrepair.
Remodeled DFCS rooms aim to better serve children