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Washington, D.C., children in foster care numbered 707 last year

The number of youths in foster care in Washington, D.C., at the end of fiscal year 2018 stood at 707, a 5.9 percent decrease over the previous fiscal year, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).