DOZENS OF FOSTER CHILDREN IN KENTUCKY…..RANGING FROM TEENS TO TODDLERS…..SPENT NIGHTS SLEEPING IN SOCIAL SERVICES BUILDINGS AWAITING
PLACEMENT BY A STATE AGENCY…..ACCORDINGTO A PRELIMINARY REVIEW THAT HAS SPURRED KENTUCKY AUDITOR ALLISON BALL TO ORDER A BROADER
INVESTIGATION……
THE INVESTIGATION ANALYZED 49 CASES OF FOSTER CHILDREN SPENDING THE NIGHT IN STATE OFFICE BUILDING DURING A FOUR MONTH PERIOD……AND
THE REVIEW FOUND THAT THE 49 KIDS SPENT A COMBINED 198 DAYS IN STATE OFFICE BUILDINGS….WITH ONE CHILD SPENDING 35 DAYS IN A STATE OFFICE
BUILDING…….
THE AUDITOR’S OFFICE SAID IT HAS ALSO RECEIVE REPORTS THAT SOME OF THE KIDS WERE HOUSED IN HOTELS OR OTHER NONTRADITIONAL PLACES…..AND
THOSE LOCATIONS WILL BE INCLUDED INTHE DEEPER INVESTIGATION……
