CHALLENGES

US FOSTER CARE AND STATISTICS

60% of child sex trafficking victims have a history in the child welfare system

50% of babies born to mothers in foster care enter the system themselves.

103,000 children in the U.S. are waiting to be adopted

19k youth will age out of the foster care system this year without a forever family.

29% of youth who age out of foster care experience homelessness by age 21. 

That’s 5,510 for 2025.

29% of youth who age out of foster care experience homelessness by age 21.  That’s 5,510 for 2025.