Many states, especially after COVID, have struggled to find foster care placements for kids, especially those with behavior challenges, which has led to an expensive increase in a practice called 'hoteling.'
Isela Perez entered the custody of Georgia's child welfare system at age 10. It happened after her father was deported and her mother left her and her brother alone in their home for two weeks, she said.
Some foster children with complex mental, behavioral, and physical health needs without a foster placement are having to stay in hotel rooms and even office buildings, a practice called “hoteling.”