Percentages of Children in Foster Care.

     More boys are in the foster care system than girls, being 52% to 48%. In the system, 43% of foster children are white, 24% are African American, and 21% are Hispanic or of other race. The average age of a child entering foster care is 6 to 7. A whopping 25% of children entering foster care are under the age of one, and another 25% are age 13 and older. 51% of children in foster care reunify with their parents or primary caregivers. A massive 49% of foster children are adopted by a foster parent.

     These are just a few statistics to give you an idea of what the foster care system looks like. Some of the facts about ages and adoption really shocked me, and it just shows how much of a need there is in the field of foster care. Did any of these percentages surprise you? 

                                 
                                                                                               site: https://www.chw.org/childrens-and-the-community/family-support-services/child-welfare-services/foster-care/foster-care-programs/treatment-foster-care

Foster Care?

    Foster care is a huge part of our everyday world, and something I've come to be extremely passionate about. Over 428,000 children and youth are in foster care in the United States alone. 45% of those foster children live in a non-relative foster family home (not blood related; stranger). 30% live in a relative foster family home (blood related; family members). 25% of foster children live in institutions, group homes, trial and pre-adoptive homes.
    The possibilities for a foster care experience are endless, such as keeping a child for a day, a month, a year or even adopting. You can request any age, gender or race to come into your home and provide an amazing encounter, creating a memory you will remember forever.  Foster care is so often overlooked because people believe there is nothing they can do about it, but that's wrong! Check out the link below to find out some awesome things about what it takes to be a foster parent and how you can become one.

    http://fostercare.com/become-a-foster-parent/


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