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:
54%
Black
40%
White
6%
Other
Ages 0 to 1
5%
Ages 2 to 5
36%
Ages 6 to 12
44%
Ages 13 to 17
15%
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
15%
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
40%
of Youths leaving the foster care system
will be homeless in 18 months
50%
Of youths who “age out” of foster care that graduate from high school
3%