budget cuts throw kids to the wolves

I read in the newspaper yesterday that the place where I work is going to be closed down on December 31. That's a really f@@cked up way to get that information. Budget cuts. I work for the state under a re-education program that benefits teens.
Our group of kids are severely affected by mental health and behavioral issues. Our program operates under a re-education principal that dictates kids (among other things) should know joy every day, should be able to interact with their peers and are affected by peer behaviors, life should be lived in the present (not the past), self control can be taught, competence makes a difference; there are 12 core principles in all. Google re-education principles for more info.
Most of our kids are in state custoday and more or less have been forgotten by the people that are supposed to care about them. They have been abused in the most unspeakable ways. The average person can't even comprehend the atrocities these kids have survived, most often, at the hands of people commonly referred to as parents and/or relatives. It's obscene!
Our program is 'least restrictive', meaning we avoid physical restraint as much as possible. We don't strap kids down to beds, or shoot 'em up with drugs to keep them virtually catatonic, as with many mental health care facilities. We engage them daily. We talk to them, respect them, teach them, laugh with them and care for them. Sometimes we have to physcially keep them from hurting themselves or others and we do have a 'safe' room to put them in until they calm down. Our kids know they are safe with us, and for many of them, this is the first time in their lives that they've lived somewhere safe.
So our new governor has determined that our program is expendible. If we in fact close, the kids will be transferred to mental health hospitals, detention or group homes. The ones in mental health hospitals will not be working with staff that is there to teach, they will have very little education, and if they act out they will be strapped down and drugged. Those in detention will likely be beaten by the peers, improperly medicated, provided virtually no education and end up in prison (once they're old enough), on the street, or dead. The ones that go to group homes will either run away and end up on the street, or be abused.
I'm very frustrated working within the bureaucracy that exists within any government run organization, but I'm outraged that our society is so willing to disregard and/or ignore the needs of our children. I started working within this program because I have a bigger vision and I needed to know how the state operates and where the failings are, and while I certainly got my answers, for right now, this is the only program serving this population in North Carolina. While it certainly has room for improvement, there is no room for discontinuation.