WV agency won’t release docs showing where money was spent putting foster kids in hotels

Screenshots of redacted documents from the West Virginia Department of Human Services. Every month, dozens of West Virginia foster children sleep in hotels and motels — sometimes even offices or cabins. The state doesn’t have enough foster families to take children into their homes. The West Virginia Department of Human Services spends $2.1 million annually on temporary housing for foster children, like hotels, according to a department spokesperson. The price tag includes meals and staff overtime. However, the department has failed over the last five months to produce any financial...