Category: Child Poverty
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What Is the Racial Composition of Foster Kids Compared to the Population in the US?
in Administration for Children and Families, Child Poverty, Child Welfare Information Gateway, Children’s Bureau, Foster Care, Foster Care Agencies, Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS), Foster Parent Recruiting, Kinship care, May is Foster Care Month, Mother’s Day, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesThe highlighted categories in the table above are racial demographics overrepresented in the foster kid population. This signals that there needs to be a change in how foster care is managed. Fortunately, the Social Work community and all US States (that we have spoken to) generally agree on solution steps like reducing child poverty, emphasizing…
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How Many Kids Are in Foster Care in the US? Top States
As we celebrate 2023 May National Foster Care month, here is the latest publicly available data. In 2021, an estimated 391,098 children were in foster care in the United States. This number has been steadily declining in recent years, but there is still a significant number of children living without a permanent home. See AFCARS…
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US Child Poverty: never been to McDonald’s
Our May 29th virtual event provided new insight to the situation of some foster kids. We were shocked to learn that some kids come from biological families that are so poor that they have never been to McDonald’s.