August 18, 2011 Just six weeks after Florida began drug testing welfare applicants, WFTV uncovered numbers, which show that the program is already costing Central Florida taxpayers more than it saves. 9 Investigates’ reporter George Spencer found very few applicants are testing positive for drugs. On July 1, Florida began requiring a clean drug test before giving cash assistance to needy families. The Department of Central Florida’s (DCF) region tested 40 applicants and only two tested positive for drugs, officials said. One of the tests is being appealed.
Former foster child now an advocate for more safeguards, benefits for kids in the system
Sophia Coffey knows foster care in Florida as only a foster kid can — and she is determined to change it. Growing up in the system…
