Us & Them Encore: Our Foster Care Crisis

Us & Them by Trey Kay

May 28, 202651:59Society & Culture

Hundreds of thousands of kids rely on America’s foster care system. West Virginia has the highest rate of foster care placements of any state - four times the national average. Foster care is most often needed because of...

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