➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:

NY: No home of their own: Shortage of foster homes reaches critical levels
Albany Democrat-Herald – December 18, 2016
It’s been a familiar story as Linn and Benton counties have mirrored two statewide trends for at least the past five years: a shrinking number of certified foster homes and a strained child welfare system crushing its staff with unmanageable caseloads.
http://democratherald.com/news/local/no-home-of-their-own-shortage-of-foster-homes-reaches/article_f9e46348-4ff5-55f6-aa35-17b8c85a85ad.html