Stats
The numbers for children that are not living at home are staggering. There are over 463,000Â children in foster care nationwide as of Jan 2010.
If this isn’t enough, here are other United States numbers to be aware of:
Average Length of Stay in Foster Care: 27.2 mos.
Number of Children Waiting for Adoption: 125,535
Number of Children Abused or Neglected: 742,661
(Children’s Defense Fund reports)
Important Resources:
ChildHelp National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-4-A-Child
ChildHelp – Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse
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Good Karma Housekeeping » Blog Archive » It’s Gonna Take Time . . . - June 22, 2009
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That is a wonderful article. Thank you so much!