LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky's auditor announced on Tuesday her office is launching an investigation into the continued reports of foster children sleeping in office buildings.
The WHAS11 FOCUS team first reported on the sleeping arrangements in July 2023 when we learned children were sleeping in the L&N Building in downtown Louisville.
The government-owned office space is located at Ninth and Broadway. It's a ten-story building, filled with cubicles and offices.
At the time, a spokesperson for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services said the stays lasted between one to three nights and they are provided supplied needed for sleeping.
Auditor Allison Ball said her office is still receiving complaints about the issue.
"The vulnerable children of Kentucky deserve to be placed in nurturing environments where they are provided with the resources, stability, and care they need," she said in a statement.
The state said the number of Kentucky children in foster care has decreased after peaking in 2020, at more than 10,000. Still, children are being sent out of state to get the shelter and services they need.
Kentucky Senator Julie Raque Adams (R-36) said she's known about the sleeping arrangements for months and sent a letter to the cabinet and Gov. Andy Beshear in April, demanding answers and action.
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