He thinks it may be time for the state to pull the contract.

"If we're not there now, we'll be there in a day or two," Gloor said. "This can't continue. It cannot continue."

He advised Winterer to get ready to take over.

"You need to be ready to step in and take this over again, if these agencies contracted don't seem to be able to do a good job," Gloor said. "The state has an obligation to provide these services."

When contacted on Thursday, Health and Human Services issued a statement from the division director in charge of foster care.

"We're aware of these issues and have concerns regarding Boys and Girls Home," said Todd Reckling, director of the Division of Children and Family Services. "We're having ongoing conversations with them about financial and other issues."

"Our issue is we got funded the way it's funded. We're going to try to make this thing work," Sheehan said.

He said it's too soon to tell if the two-year contract is financially viable.

"There may well not be enough money, but I'm not willing to say that at this time," Sheehan said.

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