Why Washington foster kids are sleeping in hotels
Kim Malcolm talks with foster care advocate Jen Kamel about why there's a significant foster parent shortage in Washington state.
A new report from the Office of the Family and Children's Ombudsman found that hundreds of foster children end up sleeping in hotels, due to a shortage of foster homes.
Kamel is a foster parent, and chief clinical officer for Amara, a foster care organization based in Seattle.
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Kim Malcolm
Afternoon News Host
Kim is the local news host of KUOW's All Things Considered, airing from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. weekdays. Kim covers breaking and developing daily news, both local and regional, as part of NPR's afternoon drive time programming.
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Andy Hurst
Senior Producer, All Things Considered
Andy Hurst is the senior producer for KUOW’s local broadcast of All Things Considered. He works behind the scenes to produce the conversations you hear each day with newsmakers, community members, experts, and journalists.
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