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LGBTQ foster kids have a harder time finding permanent homes

According to a recent study, more than a third of kids in New York City’s foster care system identify as LGBTQ. Most of those children end up in group homes and treatment centers, rather than finding permanent homes with families. Ivette Feliciano speaks with Mary Keane of You Gotta Believe, a New York City adoption center, about the challenges these young people face in the foster system.

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