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.