Stats
- Currently, there are approximately 10,500 children in the foster care system.
- There are close to 350 children statewide who wait in care with a legal plan of adoption but currently have no identified family interested in adopting them.
- In Maricopa County, approximately 80 children a week are removed by Child Protective Services from their home. Emergency shelters are frequently the only place available for these children to be placed.
- There are approximately 115 foster kids living in a shelter in Maricopa County (about 30 are 12 years and under).
- 68 percent of teens age 13-17 remain in a shelter or receiving home for more than 21 consecutive days.
- On average, a child with a case plan goal of “adoption” spends 27 months in out-of-home care and averages 3 different home placements.
- Last year approximately 700 youth-aged out of foster care without a permanent family connection in their life.
Below are links to local and national web sites where additional information may be found regarding foster care and adoption. As well, links for training and information meeting schedules are below.
Local Links
National Links
- Cry of the Orphan
- Orphan Sunday, November 6, 2011
- Together for Adoption
- National American Council on Adoptable Children
- Adopt US Kids
- Raising Special Kids
Training
- CFC Parent University Training Schedule
- Community Trainings
