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States pay to house foster kids in hotels for short-term stays

Aug 01, 2026
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By Robbie Sequeira
Stateline

More than 9,000 children in foster care had to temporarily stay in hotels, office buildings and other potentially unsafe settings when states couldn’t find suitable places for them, according to a new federal audit.

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