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State officials tell Florence council Northern Kentucky needs more foster and respite homes
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Representatives from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services told the Florence City Council that Kentucky has 8,605 children in foster care and identified local shortages in foster and respite placements, urging community support and donations.
Representatives from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services briefed the Florence City Council on local foster care needs, saying the state currently has 8,605 children in foster care and that Northern Bluegrass counties are carrying significant shares of that population.
Clyde Jamieson, a social service clinician with the cabinet, told council members Northern Bluegrass has 1,224 children in care; Boone County has 170, Campbell County 162 and Kenton County 427. "Right now, we are at 85% capacity as the state," Jamieson said, adding that staffing and…
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