Texas struggling to find placements for foster youth, Montgomery County organizations step up

The amount of time foster children in Texas are spending in hotels, offices and other inadequate places has risen by more than 1,000% since December 2019. Children are spending an average of 18.2 days in the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services’ custody without placement, according to a September report by the DFPS.

Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/conroe-montgomery/government/2021/12/16/texas-struggling-to-find-placements-for-foster-youth-montgomery-county-organizations-step-up/

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