Number of West Virginia foster children living in hotels hasn’t decreased on Morrisey’s watch

By: Amelia Ferrell Knisely

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: January 16, 2026

Words: 900

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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Despite Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s focus on improving West Virginia’s troubled foster care system, data from the state’s judicial branch shows the number of foster children living in hotels hasn’t improved over the last year.

“Unfortunately, we haven’t seen a real decrease in the number of hotel youth,” said Cindy Largent-Hill, director of the Division of Children’s Services in the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. She presented the information to members of the House Committee …

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