Resources for Parents Adopting From Foster Care

Here are some statistics and a link to find resources on adopting from foster care from Adoptive Families magazine -

FOSTER CARE STATISTICS
- Currently, there are approximately 513,000 children in foster care in the United States. It's estimated that 114,000 are eligible for adoption.
- In 2005, about 51,000 children were adopted from foster care.
- 68% of parents who adopt from foster care are married couples, 27% are single females, 2% are unmarried couples, and 3% are single males.
- Median age of child in foster care: 10.6 years.
- Race/ethnicity of children in foster care: 41% Caucasian, 32% African-American, 18% Hispanic, and 1% Asian; 8% other.
- The average child in foster care goes through three different placements and stays in the system for nearly 29 months.
- Each year, about 20,000 children age out of foster care.

http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/foster/