700 Children Enter Foster Care Every Day.
That’s one child every 2 minutes…
10%
Of youth in foster care have been in the system for 5 or more years.
25%
Of youth in foster care suffer from PTSD. Children in foster care are more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with PTSD as combat veterans.
60%
Of child sex trafficking victims have spent time in foster care.
54%
Of kids in the foster care system graduate from high school.
An average of 23,000 young people age out of foster care every year in the US without permanent connections to a stable family.
Young people age out of foster care in the United States without permanent connections to a stable family. Like our founder Rob Scheer, many leave without a proper way to carry their belongings. Thats where we come in.
Ethnicity of Children in Foster Care
Source: AFCARS 2018
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44% White
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23% Black
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21% Hispanic
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8% 2 or more races
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2% American Indian
Why Children Enter Foster Care
Source: AFCARS 2018
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62% Neglect
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36% Parental Drug Abuse
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14% Physical Abuse
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13% Lack of Housing
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10% Child Behavior
Children Exiting Foster Care
Source: AFCARS 2018
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49% Reunification
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25% Adoption
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11% Guardianship
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7% Living with relative
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7% Emancipation
