NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH – MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR OLDER KIDS IN FOSTER CARE 

Know the facts about foster care and help make a difference for older kids who are so often overlooked and forgotten.

Sadly, the stats don’t lie.

This National Adoption Month, it’s time to for all of us to step up and make a difference for older kids in foster care. 

HERE ARE SOME FACTS TO KNOW:

  • Right now, there are over 108,000 kids in foster care waiting to be adopted. 
  • The average age a child is adopted from foster care is 6. 
  • Over half of the kids in foster care waiting to be adopted are age 7 and older. 
  • Of the kids waiting to be adopted, most have spent at least 3 years in foster care. 
  • In 2023, over 18,500 kids aged out of foster care without a family or support system. 

*See sources of information below.

Source: Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System

At Kidsave, we believe every child deserves a loving family. And this National Adoption Month, we ask that you step up for older kids in foster care who are so often overlooked and forgotten.

HERE ARE SOME WAYS YOU CAN HELP:

CONSIDER ADOPTION

When you open your heart and your home to a child in foster care, you will change a life – including your own!

BECOME A VOLUNTEER

We are always looking for caring volunteers at Kidsave. There are in-person and remote volunteer opportunities available.

GEAR UP FOR GOOD

Wear your heart on your tee and show kids in foster care you support them with a range of stylish apparel and accessories.

MAKE A GIFT

Your support allows us to continue our life-changing programs for kids in foster care in the U.S. and around the world.

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