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Arizona Group Homes Face New Rules As Number Of Foster Children Grows

(Photo by Casey Kuhn - KJZZ)
Kris Jacober is a foster parent and director of the Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation.

There are almost 19,000 kids in out-of-home care in Arizona and that number is growing. Meanwhile, state rules are changing to give caretakers more freedom in raising their foster children.


Casey Kuhn was a senior field correspondent at KJZZ from 2015 to 2019.