Zoetermeer tackles youth care more sharply
Municipality of Zoetermeer has a major financial problem with the increasing cost of special Youth Care. Therefore, the college is changing its approach to special help for children and youth. Alderman Marijke van der Meer emphasizes that most children in Zoetermeer are doing well and the number of children in need of care is stable: "It is mainly the costs of it that are now skyrocketing. If we want the facilities that are important for all children - such as libraries, sports and culture and city farms - to remain open, we really have to ensure that youth care costs a lot less money," warns Van der Meer.