National Adoption Month

HELP OLDER KIDS IN FOSTER CARE EXPERIENCE ALL THE JOYS OF FAMILY THIS NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH

For some kids, family can be the source of some embarrassing moments in life. But for the thousands of kids in foster care waiting to be adopted, it’s those kinds of embarrassing moments they are longing to share with a family.

HERE ARE SOME FACTS TO KNOW:

  • Right now, there are over 113,000 kids in foster care waiting to be adopted.
  • The average age a child is adopted from foster care is 6.
  • Over half of the kids in foster care waiting to be adopted are age 7 and older.
  • Of the kids waiting to be adopted, most have spent 3-4 years in foster care.
  • In 2021, over 19,000 kids aged out of foster care without a family or support system.

*See sources of information below.

At Kidsave, we believe every child deserves a loving family. And this National Adoption Month, we ask that you step up for older kids in foster care who are so often overlooked and forgotten.

HERE ARE SOME WAYS YOU CAN HELP:

CONSIDER ADOPTION

When you open your heart and your home to a child in foster care, you will change a life – including your own!

BECOME A VOLUNTEER

We are always looking for caring volunteers at Kidsave. There are in-person and remote volunteer opportunities available.

GEAR UP FOR GOOD

Wear your heart on your tee and show kids in foster care you support them with a range of stylish apparel and accessories.

MAKE A GIFT

Your support allows us to continue our life-changing programs here in the U.S. through our Weekend and Summer/Winter Miracles programs and abroad in Ukraine and Sierra Leone.

SEE HOW KIDSAVE IS CREATING CHANGE FOR BLACK YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE

Sources:

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cb/afcars-report-29.pdf
https://www.ccainstitute.org/resources/fact-sheets#:~:text=Of%20the%2053%2C500%20children%20and,adoption%20is%20six%20years%20old.