Finding a Forever Family

" There are over 400,000 children in the United States in need of a temporary home while issues with their birth parents or household are being resolved," ("Foster Parent"). Many of these kids will go back to a birth parent, they will have a kin adoption/foster care, they will age out, but the rest will be adopted ("Kids Peace"). The long term goal for each of these children are to be either reunited with there biological family or get adopted (Rees). Adoption is a good thing but many foster parents will adopt through foster care and then they will stop causing a shortage of foster families (Lezman). There are many kids out there that are just waiting for a forever home. "The average child adopted from the foster care system in 2000 was 6.9 years old, and the average child awaiting adoption was 8.1 years," (Testa).

Many states are trying to reduce the number of children in congregate care or short-term supervision, and increasing family placements and permanent adoptions. (Nowak). Adoption threw foster care is a great thing. It allows these kids how have lost everything to gain everything, a forever home.

First image: This image is just a heart made out of word about adoption and what it means to adopt.

Second image: This graph shows the percentages of exiting reasons and what those reasons are. It also shows what percentage of foster kids get adopted.

Third image: This graph show the different age groups and what percent are adopted and what percent are waiting.