LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - In January, we told you about an investigation into reports of foster care children sleeping in office buildings. The report, coming back to State Auditor Allison Ball, was concerning.

49 children spent a combined 198 days in a Department of Community-Based Services office building.

A local social services office is now calling on you to become a part of the change.

According to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, there are over 8,600 kids in foster care in Kentucky . Benchmark Family Services, a local therapeutic foster care agency, says they’re in need of hundreds more foster parents.

“Kentucky is in a placement crisis right now, which essentially means that we have more kids than we do foster families for them,” said Benchmark Family Services Regi

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