Children and Foster Care Statistics

CHILDREN & FOSTER CARE About 25% of youth aging out did not have a high school diploma or GED. In 2012, Children raised in orphanages have an IQ of 23,396 20 points lower than those in foster care. youth aged out of the U.S. foster care system. 3 YEARS is the average length of time a child in foster care waits to be adopted. More than 58,000 children in the U.S. foster care system were placed in institutions or group homes. ZD Zinda& Davis Source: www.ccainstitute,org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=2581ltemid=43