Also, another area problem is the school drop-out rate. It's crazy, some of these kids are leaving school with four credits to go. The kids have left home and are staying with a friend or relative. They have no family to hold onto. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Arnold said that a large number of working parents leave their children in unsafe situations because they can't afford child care.
Child care is expensive.
On the positive side, she has enjoyed working with the Orrville Ministerial Association to plan the CROP Walk every year. Her legacy will be in the people who are ready to help other people. A new licensed social worker, Teresa Ontiveros, has taken over the position. In her years in Orrville, the saddest case still haunts her, she said. I had a young mother who had transitioned off a medical card.