Sara Hofmann
St. Petersburg, FL
I used to work with kids in the foster care system, which required a lot of effort and hours. When new acquaintances asked me what I did for a living, I told them, and after a few more questions I would occasionally get this question or something like it. (I’m white.) The depth of ignorance and/or racism contained in that one comment floored me. I care because I care about people, and child abuse is a universal problem, and we should all care. Race has no bearing on the issue.
