Clearwater, Florida-based Eckerd Connects, a national non-profit organization that serves children and their families through providing child welfare, juvenile justice, workforce development and behavioral health programs, has announced the loss of two major contracts as the lead agency for child welfare and foster care services in Hillsborough County, Florida.
The company will wind down its Hillsborough operations in Tampa, Florida impacting 176 employees who are scheduled for layoffs on June 30, 2022, when the contract expires. Operations will be assumed by Fort Myers, Florida-based Children's Network of Southwest Florida.
This action comes six months after the nonprofit axed more than 200 foster care jobs in Pinellas and Pasco counties after the Florida Department of Children and Families Secretary announced last year no contract extension following a law enforcement investigation.
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