CINCINNATI — October marks "Foster Youth Voice Month," and advocates are working to raise awareness and recruit as some agencies in the Tri-State experience a record low number of foster parents.

According to state data and nonprofits, there are more than 16,000 children in foster care in Ohio. In Kentucky, there are around 8,600, and in Indiana, there are about 7,900.

We spoke with local organizations that work with foster kids regularly, and they told us foster kids just want love and stability.

“They want love, you know, they want someone who’s gonna be there for them,” said Nick Diamon, the licensing specialist for StepStone Family & Youth Services in Florence.

Karl Homsey, the community outreach and engagement supervisor at Beech Acres Parenting Center, said, “These kids are just

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