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\nA recent federal report gave Kentucky\u2019s foster care system a failing grade in every area, and its worst rating was for finding children a permanent home.<\/p>\n

Governor Matt Bevin and the First Lady joined the leaders from the Cabinet of Health and Family Services on Friday for a foster care summit.<\/p>\n

The goal was to explain the problems Kentucky faces and ask more families to adopt.<\/p>\n

A recent federal report exposed a huge shortage of workers and an increased demand on the system due to drug use.<\/p>\n

In 2016, Kentucky had its highest number of adoptions in the past decade, but 8,000 children remain in foster care. <\/p>\n

At the foster care summit, state leaders explained plans to simplify the state’s adoption process including a new computer system to identify the needs of different communities.<\/p>\n

In his State of the Commonwealth of speech, Governor Bevin said he was going to appoint a foster care or adoption czar to the state. Friday, he announced he should be able to name that person sometime next week.
\nSource: WAVE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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