26,000
Each year, children age out of the foster care system nationally.
“Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me...”
Of those foster children:
More than
15 in
- Luke 9:48 will become
homeless
18
after age
Only
58% graduate
will high school by age 18
(compared to
87%
of all 19 year olds)
pregnant by
21
/ 2 employed 3% college degree
Only
1
are
by age 24 will earn a
Only
by age 25
(compared to
28%
of all 25 year olds)
1 4
will be involved in the in
justice system
within two years of leaving foster care
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*Statistics courtesy of Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative
71%
of women are
Teens/Siblings