Advocates hope this is the year to end hospital overstays, other unlicensed foster placements

Advocates hope this is the year to end hospital overstays, other unlicensed foster placements

House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk (D-Prince George's and Anne Arundel) says that one of the first appointments she had after being sworn in as speaker was a trip to a hospital, where foster children wait for state officials to find them a place to live. (Photo Bryan P. Sears/Maryland Matters)The day after she was elected Speaker of the House, Joseline Peña-Melnyk (D-Prince George’s and Anne Arundel) drove to the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center …