Philadelphia has contracts with about 30 agencies that provide foster-care services for about 5,000 children in the city’s custody. CSS maintains the city is violating its religious-freedom rights. City officials say that’s a violation of the city’s antibias policies. Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week about the contentious dispute.Ĭity officials want to phase out a foster-care contract with Catholic Social Services because the agency refuses to help place foster-care children with same-sex couples. Efforts by Philadelphia officials to eradicate anti-LGBT bias within the city’s foster-care system remain at risk, after the U.S.