700 children enter foster care every day.
That’s one child every 2 minutes.
Number of Children in Foster Care
Ethnicity of Children in Foster Care
10%
Of youth in foster care have been in the system for 5 or more years.
25%
Of youth in foster care suffer from PTSD. Children in foster care are more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with PTSD as combat veterans.
60%
Of child sex trafficking victims have spent time in foster care.
Why Children Enter Foster Care
Children Exiting Foster Care
FOSTER CARE FACTS GRAPHICS
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