Kentucky says these children need families. So why is the state preventing it?

By: Jen Mortenson

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: August 18, 2026

Words: 753

Last Updated: 9 hours, 7 minutes ago

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For 10 years, I was a certified foster parent in Kentucky. I recently closed my home, but one lesson still defies common sense: Kentucky has somehow made adopting one of its own waiting children harder than adopting a waiting child from another state.

The Kentucky Adoption Profile Exchange, or KAPE, is supposed to find permanent families for children who are legally free for adoption and lack an identified adoptive home. As of August …

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