{"id":6,"date":"2016-03-06T03:53:21","date_gmt":"2016-03-06T03:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/advokids.wpengine.com\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2022-02-08T10:24:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T18:24:10","slug":"about-foster-children","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adevine.io\/dws-development-2\/about-foster-children\/","title":{"rendered":"About Foster Children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A more vulnerable group does not exist than children removed from the custody of their parents and placed in foster care.&#8221;\u00a0&#8211; American Medical Association<\/p>\n<h2>Seven Facts About Foster Children<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adevine.io\/dws-development-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/baby-maker-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Baby (12-18 Months)\" width=\"282\" height=\"282\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. There are more than 60,000 children in foster care in California, more than 1\/5 of all foster children in the United States.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidsdata.org\/topic\/4\/foster-care\/summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kidsdata: Data and Resources about the Health of Children, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children&#8217;s Health<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. 1\/4 of California foster children are under the age of 3.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidsdata.org\/topic\/4\/foster-care\/summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kidsdata: Data and Resources about the Health of Children, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children&#8217;s Health<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. The majority spend 2+ years or longer in foster care and experience multiple placements.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidsdata.org\/topic\/4\/foster-care\/summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kidsdata: Data and Resources about the Health of Children, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children&#8217;s Health<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adevine.io\/dws-development-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/cafosterchildren-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"cafosterchildren\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><strong>4. Temporary placements and loss of relationships directly affect a foster child&#8217;s long-term emotional, cognitive and developmental health.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Zero to Three Policy Center. <a href=\"http:\/\/main.zerotothree.org\/site\/DocServer\/Jan_07_Child_Welfare_Fact_Sheet.pdf?docID=2622\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Restructuring the Federal Child Welfare System: Assuring the Safety, Permanence and Well-Being of Infants and Toddlers in the Child Welfare System<\/a>. January 2007.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>5. In 2012, 23,439\u00a0youth &#8220;aged out&#8221; of foster care with no parents.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Casey Family Programs, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acf.hhs.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/cb\/afcarsreport20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2012\u00a0Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>6. Multiple research studies have found that adoption represents a cost savings to taxpayers, with one indicating that each dollar spent on the adoption of a child from U.S. foster care yields three dollars in benefits to society.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hall, Chapin. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chapinhall.org\/research\/report\/midwest-evaluation-adult-functioning-former-foster-youth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth<\/a>, University of Chicago, 2011.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Foster children who never find a permanent home face lifelong challenges, and they have overtaken war veterans as the largest population in California&#8217;s homeless shelters.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Children&#8217;s Advocacy Institute, University of San Diego School of Law. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.caichildlaw.org\/TransServices\/Transitional_Services_for_Emancipated_Foster_Youth.FinalReport.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Expanding Transitional Services for Emancipated Foster Youth: An Investment in California&#8217;s Future<\/a>. January 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Find out how <a title=\"Legal Programs and Services\" href=\"https:\/\/adevine.io\/dws-development-2\/about\/legal-programs-and-services\/\">Advokids&#8217; services<\/a> help foster parents, relative caregivers, social workers, CASA volunteers and attorneys better understand and navigate California&#8217;s child welfare and juvenile court dependency system.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about California&#8217;s Child Welfare System from the California Child Welfare Indicators Project at <a href=\"http:\/\/cssr.berkeley.edu\/ucb_childwelfare\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Center For Social Services Research<\/a> at UC Berkeley.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &#8220;A more vulnerable group does not exist than children removed from the custody of their parents and placed in foster care.&#8221;\u00a0&#8211; American Medical Association Seven Facts About Foster Children 1. There are more than 60,000 children in foster care in California, more than 1\/5 of all foster children in the United States. 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