Statistics

25% of the average 20,000 kids that age out of foster care each year become homeless
Furthermore, according to Chapin Hall Center for Children, of these 20,000:
〇. 30% have no health insurance
〇. 51% are unemployed
84% become a parent

According to the most current AFCARS Report (Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System Report), 19,509 children aged out of foster care during FY 2002 in the United States.

According to the AFCARS Report (Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System Report), there were approximately 542,000 children in the U. S. in foster care on September 30, 2001.

In September 30, 2001, according to the AFCARS - Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System, 50,000 children were adopted from foster care in 2001. 59% of these children were adopted by their foster parents, 23 % by relatives, and 17% from non-relatives. The average age of these children was 7 years old.

Nationally, more than 20,000 youth age out of foster care each year
when they turn 18 and are no longer eligible for state funded housing and support. The
obstacles they face trying to transition from foster care to independent living are
insurmountable, and the statistics speak for themselves. More than 50% of youth who age out
have not graduated from high school; only 38% are employed 12-18 months after leaving the
foster care system; one forth report encounters with the juvenile justice system; and over 60% of
the young women leaving foster care will have a baby within four years.1