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Approximately
18,000
Children
are in Illinois Foster Care
3,300 Can Be Legally Adopted Today
Of the Illinois foster children who are available for adoption:
% African American
% Caucasian
% Other
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% Ages: o -1
0
% Ages: 2 to 5
0
% Ages: 6 to 12
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% Ages: 13 to 17
Approximately
400,000
Children
are in Foster Care in the United States
96,000 Children in the United States are waiting to be adopted
Average Age of a Child in Foster Care
% Live in Institutions or Group Homes
“Age Out” of the system each year
At the age of 19,
48% of girls
who grew up in foster care get pregnant
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% of youths leaving the foster care system
will be homeless in 18 months
0
% of youths who “age out” of foster care that graduate from high school
0
% of youths leaving the foster care system attain a college degree
Average age a young person leaves home and becomes fully self-sufficient
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