Welfare Watch - August 1, 2012 -
Nationally, Foster Care Numbers Continue to
Decline
The Federal Children's Bureau
released the Preliminary Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Adoption and Foster
Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) data estimates as of
July 2012.
The report
indicates that the number of children in foster care continues
to decline, (400,540 children in 2011 compared with 406,412
children in 2010). This decline represents a 20% decline since
2007. The number of children waiting to be adopted on September
30th also continues to decline (104,236 children in 2011).
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