In the nearly 20 years that Southwest Key Programs has operated shelters for unaccompanied minors, there has never been an incident of a child from one of our unaccompanied minor shelters committing a crime in the local community. … Of the thousands of children we have served over the years, less than a fraction of one percent have absconded from our shelters. my concern is for their well-being.

Councilman Steve Kozachik

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The taxpaying public has a right to see the conditions from which these kids are fleeing, they may be running because they don’t know what’s going on with their families back home. They may be running because of the conditions inside the facility. We don’t know.

Councilman Steve Kozachik

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It’s not good when the media, elected officials and the general public ca n’t get in and see the condition under which these kids – who are already a vulnerable population – are living.

Councilman Steve Kozachik

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[ The shelter ] needs to start worrying for these kids as human beings who came here in a very vulnerable position … They need to care about their safety.

Councilman Steve Kozachik

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Let them challenge us.

Councilman Steve Kozachik