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: 2 to 5
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% 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
Without a family, 45% of the girls will become pregnant by age 19
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% of youths leaving the foster care system
will be homeless in 18 months
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% of youths who “age out” of foster care that graduate from high school
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