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There's A Shortage of Foster Homes
Reported by Alecia Venkataraman, Michael Jorge, Toni Mitchell
- Published: Dec 17, 2025, 3:07 PM EST
- Updated: Dec 16, 2025, 11:20 AM EST
- Filed from: United States
- Duration: 30 sec
- Views: 1.7K
This isn’t a runaway — it’s a foster placement ending. Rising living costs are shrinking the number of foster homes, leaving some kids with nowhere to go.
Credits
- Alecia VenkataramanWriter/Director
- Curtiss PhilipsenVO Artist
- Michael JorgeSenior Video Editor
- Toni MitchellSenior Reporter
Transcript
That backpack isn't packed for a trip.
It's everything he owns.
He's not a runaway.
He's a foster kid, and his placement just ended.
isn't a home for him yet.
Foster homes are disappearing due to rising costs.
So for some kids, there is no home to go back to.