Foster care is not a safety net!
It is not safe for the children who are placed in its care.
Quick Facts
The trafficking pipeline
Roughly 80% of those recovered in FBI trafficking raides came from foster care.
Homelessness
Just under 50% of those who aged out of foster care became immediately homeless upon turning 18.
Graduation
Less than 50% of foster kids graduate high school, around 10% get a college degree.
Abuse
Roughly 35% of foster kids are abused while in the system.
"I wouldn't wish foster care on my worst enemy."
Rei G.
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Former Foster Youth