- 400,000 kids are in US foster care, 100,000 of them waiting for adoptive families.
- Average age of kids in care is 8.9 years old.
- Average time spent in foster care is 21.8 months.
- More than 30,000 kids have spent more than 5 years in foster care.
- Total orphans worldwide: 153 million. (Source: U.S. Government “5th Annual Report to Congress on Public Law 109-95” and affirmed by UNICEF)
- See the number of kids in your state here.
- More than 103,000 benevolent post-adoption resources provided to families.
- Impact stats:
- 26 events in 18 states
- More than 13,000 event attendees
- More than 3,000 families initiating the process of adoption through Wait No More
- Approximately 250 different private and government agencies and ministries supporting families through the process
- More than 4,600 families have received post-adoption conference scholarships
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