Foster Children Adoption

Foster Children Adoption in the US happens everyday. For 65% of foster children forever families are formed by loving parents providing safe home through foster children adoption. All children deserve a safe, happy life — including the 513,000 American children and youth in foster care. Children in foster care especially need nurturing adults on their side because their own families are in crisis and unable to care for them.
So what types of children make up the foster child community?
Age:Average Age: 10.0 years

6% < 1 year

26% 1-5 years

20% 6-10 years

28% 11-15 years

18% 16-18 years

There are more boys than girls...

Race and Ethnicity:As a percentage, there are more children of color in the foster care system than in the general U.S. population. However, child abuse and neglect occur at about the same rate in all racial/ethnic groups.

Race/Ethnicity In out-of-home care

Black (non-Hispanic) 32%

White (non-Hispanic) 41%

Hispanic 18% 17%

Am. Indian/Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 2%

Asian/Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 1%

2 or More Races (non-Hispanic) 3%

SOURCE: Adoption & Foster Care Analysis & Reporting System.