TOTAL FOSTER CARE CHILDREN SERVED
When it has been determined
that a child is at risk and cannot safely remain in the home of
parents/caregivers, the Division of Children and Family Services provides
substitute care services for the child.
Substitute care provides selective placement in a foster home,
therapeutic foster home or residential facility for a planned period of time
for a child who has been separated from his birth or legal parents.
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Number of |
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Number of |
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Age |
Children |
Percentage |
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Permanency Goal |
Children |
Percentage |
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Birth - 05 years |
1,542 |
30.06% |
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Remain at Home |
1,041 |
20.30% |
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06 - 11 years |
1,439 |
28.06% |
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Return Home |
1,545 |
30.12% |
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12 - 14 years |
826 |
16.10% |
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Relative Placement |
322 |
6.28% |
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15 years & over |
1,322 |
25.78% |
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Adoption |
712 |
13.88% |
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TOTAL |
5,129 |
100.00% |
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Independent Living |
406 |
7.92% |
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Long-Term Out-of-Home |
311 |
6.06% |
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Guardianship/Custody |
34 |
0.66% |
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Emancipation |
9 |
0.18% |
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Number of |
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Unknown |
749 |
14.60% |
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Sex |
Children |
Percentage |
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TOTAL |
5,129 |
100.00% |
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Male |
2,532 |
49.37% |
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Female |
2,597 |
50.63% |
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TOTAL |
5,129 |
100.00% |
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Number of |
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Number of |
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Race |
Children |
Percentage |
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Length of Stay |
Children |
Percentage |
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White |
2,994 |
58.37% |
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Less than 30 days |
748 |
14.58% |
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Black |
1,888 |
36.81% |
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30 - 90 days |
638 |
12.44% |
|
AIAN 1 |
28 |
0.55% |
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03 - 06 months |
561 |
10.94% |
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ASIAN 2 |
12 |
0.23% |
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07 - 12 months |
958 |
18.68% |
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NAPI 3 |
0 |
0.00% |
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13 - 24 months |
926 |
18.05% |
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Other |
193 |
3.76% |
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25 - 36 months |
563 |
10.98% |
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Unable to Determine |
14 |
.27% |
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Over 36 months |
735 |
14.33% |
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TOTAL |
5,129 |
100.00% |
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TOTAL |
5,129 |
100.00% |
1 Includes Native American, Alaskan Native, and American Indian.
2 Includes Indochinese, Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, Vietnamese.
3 Includes Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander.
Source:
Children's Reporting Information System (CHRIS)