NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH. Did you know? Facts and Statistics Around the world, there are an estimated 153 million orphans who have lost one parent. There are 17,900,000 orphans who have lost both parents and are living in orphanages or on the streets and lack the care and attention required for healthy development. These children are at risk for disease, malnutrition, and death. Source: Childinfo (UNICEF, 2011) According to the U.S. State Department, U.S. families adopted more than 7,000 children in 2012. Last year, Americans adopted the highest number of children from China followed by Ethiopia, Ukraine, Haiti, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the U.S. 397,122 children are living without permanent families in the foster care system. 101,666 of these children are eligible for adoption, but nearly 32% of these children will wait over three years in foster care before being adopted. Source: AFCARS Report, No. 20 Please open your hearts and homes to a child, and contact A Love Beyond Borders for information on how you can adopt a child. We have waiting children in nearly every program we serve. Contact us at info@bbinternationaladoption or 303-333-1572.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 20:36:16 +0000
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