Statistics & citations.

Studies show that turnover in the social work workforce nationally rises as high as 40%. (1)

97%

of youth exiting foster care without a stable support system will find themselves in chronic poverty or worse. (2)

<3%

of children who have aged out of foster care to earn a college degree at any point in their life. (3)

71 %

of girls who age out of the foster care system will become pregnant in the first year. (2)

30-50%

Foster parent home turnovers. These foster parents cite lack of support, community, and not enough training each year to be an effective foster parent. (4)

81 % of boys

who age out of foster care will be arrested, mostly for survival crimes. (2)

100 % of children deserve a loving family!

(1) Monroe, Michael, "Healing the Wounds of Relational Trauma," Empowered to Connect, 02 October, 2013. https://empoweredtoconnect.org/healing-the-wounds-of-relational-trauma/.
(2) The Horizons Tracker, “The High Burnout Levels in Social Work, 29 November, 2023. https://adigaskell.org/2023/11/29/the-high-burnout-levels-in-social-work/#:~:text=Job%20turnover%20poses%20a%20significant,of%20the%20COVID%2D19%20pandemic.
(3) Statistics from Connections Homes, Incorporated, “Creating Lifelong Connections: Because Everyone Deserves to Belong.” https://connectionshomes.org/.
(4) Race Media, “51 Useful Aging Out of Foster Care Statistics: Social Media Race,” National Foster Youth Institute, 25 May, 2017. http://socialracemedia.com/51-useful-aging-out-of-foster-care-statistics/.
(5) DeGarmo, John, “The Foster Care Crisis: The Shortage of Foster Parents in America,” The Huffington Post, 01 May, 2017. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-foster-care-crisis-the-shortage-of-foster-parents_b_59072dcfe4b05279d4edbdd9.