Currently there are 402,000 children in the foster care system in the United States of America and nearly 102,000 children (under 18 years of age) waiting for adoption. Some of them have come through our family. My sister-in-law and her husband have fostered so many children we’ve lost count – we’ve been so blessed to meet several of them on various family vacations and visits. Its so fun to look back at pictures and remember their little faces.
And we have two little nieces – sisters – who have been adopted! Approximately 23% of children and youth actively photolisted on the AdoptUSKids website for placement in adoptive homes were registered with one or more siblings. Sibling relationships are often the longest-lasting relationships for children in foster care.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, AdoptUSKids and the Ad Council work together to spread the word encouraging foster care and adoption. Since the launch of their initial campaign in 2004, more than 22,000 children who were once photo-listed on the AdoptUSKids website are now with their adoptive families and over 35,000 families have registered to adopt through AdoptUSKids.
For more info, visit AdoptUSKids.org.
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