The Office of the Ombudsman released a preliminary report investigating the claims. The state auditor called for an investigation on Jan. 28, 2025.

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Kentucky foster kids across the state stayed in office buildings

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Dozens of foster children in Kentucky ranging from teens to toddlers spent nights sleeping in social services buildings while awaiting placement by a state agency, according

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Foster kids in Kentucky have been sleeping in government offices. The state auditor wants answers

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The preliminary investigation analyzed a sample of the 49 most recent cases involving children spending the night in state office buildings from June 10, 2024 to Oct. 29, 2024.

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Dozens of foster children in Kentucky ranging from teens to toddlers spent nights sleeping in social services buildings while awaiting placement by a state agency, according to a preliminary review that has spurred the state auditor to order a broader investigation. The investigation analyzed 49 cases of foster children spending the night in state office buildings during a four-month period ending in late October. The revie…

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Kentucky Today State Auditor Allison Ball on Tuesday said she has received information from the Commonwealth Office of the Ombudsman on 49 foster children housed in Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) office buildings and has asked the Ombudsman to look further into the issue. “The data discovered by the Ombudsman revealed deeply concerning issues impacting foster children across Kentucky – not just in Jefferson County,” Ball said. “Th…

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Auditor Allison Ball says the preliminary review found that 49 children spent a combined 198 days in state offices during a four-month period last year. Ball says the average stay

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A preliminary report from the Kentucky Office of the Ombudsman says dozens of foster children — including a 1-year-old — have spent an average of four days in Cabinet for

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Foster children temporarily lodged in offices span state, ages

Children in state care from all over Kentucky must be lodged in offices before an appropriate foster placement can be found, the auditor's officer reports. Most of those housed in offices were boys and the average stay during the four months under study was four days. (Getty Images)FRANKFORT — A preliminary report from the Kentucky Office of the Ombudsman says dozens of foster children — including a 1-year-old — have spent an average of four day…

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