'The poorest of the poor': Compassionate locals care for Romanian kids

By JENNY YOUNG jyoung@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 501

Created: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 1:15 a.m. CDT

Updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 10:50 a.m. CDT

PRINCETON – Imagine children in filthy, worn-out clothes, living like squatters in unheated, abandoned buildings.

Life is even harder for the thousands who become sex slaves.

Thanks to caring people in the Sauk Valley and surrounding communities, these young Romanians have hope.

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