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His story was one of many during a daylong series of testimony and affirmations and pleas to Philadelphia City Council during a hearing inside Council’s chambers in May. Youth and adults of all ages shared recollections of horrific conditions while members of the Department of Human Services, the School District of Philadelphia and other notables within the child welfare scene listened. The goal was to shed light and implore Council to keep a closer eye on the current modus operandi when it comes to a cycle of Philadelphia’s youth being ripped from families and familiarity and thrust into