Nationally
-According to a study in 2014, there are 107,918 children waiting to be adopted.
-60,898 waiting due to parental rights being terminated.
-50,644 children were adopted with public welfare agency involvement
-1/184 children in the U.S. are in foster care
-39% are 5 years old or younger
- 23% are 6-10 years old
-22% 11-15 years old
- 16% 16-20 years old
Statewide (Florida)
-There are 10,000 children in foster care
-They are generally in foster care for 20 months and will move 7 times on average
-Every year there are 194,000 calls for abuse.