The state’s foster care system seems to be making progress in lowering the number of foster children that are being housed in temporary housing such as hotels and state offices. The head of the Georgia Department of Human Services told a senate study committee that only seven children were being held in temporary housing as of Tuesday evening.
The issue, which is referred to as hoteling, came to the attention of Georgia legislators during this year’s session when the number of children soared to nearly a hundred, with reports that nearly 1500 children have been hoteled at least one day.
The study committee will hold three more meetings this fall before making recommendations to the full senate to consider during the 2024 legislative starting in January.
