pat loughery

Categories:

★ Facts about children in the Washington foster care system

Published by

Pat L

on

Who are Washington’s children waiting in the foster care system?
9,368 children in foster care
43% of foster children are between ages of 0 and 5
30% of foster children are between ages of 6 and 12
26% of foster children are between ages of 13 and 21
Average number of birthdays a child spends in foster care: 2 birthdays (21 months)
   Nationally: 2.5 birthdays (30 months)
44% of children experience three or more foster care placements
   Nationally: 42%
6% (532) of children live in group care or institutional settings
   Nationally: 19% (96,593)

(Kidsarewaiting.org)

One response to “★ Facts about children in the Washington foster care system”

  1. Colleen Avatar
    Colleen

    great information. matt and I are still in the process. we are being lazy about the paperwork!

    Colleen

    Like

    Reply

Leave a reply to Colleen Cancel reply

Hello,

I’m Pat

Passionate about the common good, human flourishing, lifelong learning, being a good ancestor.

Things I do: Engineering leadership; Grad Instructor in spirituality, creativity, digital personhood, pilgrimage.

Powerlifter, mountain biker, Gonzaga basketball fan, reader, urban sketcher, hiker.

Let’s connect

Subscribe by Email!

Stay updated with new posts by email.

Recent posts