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In the U.S., there are over 400,000 children in foster care today
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115,556 if those children cannot be returned to their families and are waiting to be adopted.
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More than 2,800 Idaho children spent time in foster care throughout the last year 2021, due to abuse, neglect, and abandonment.
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While the number of foster children in Idaho decreased slightly, those kids who are in foster care have seen their situations get worse.
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A lack of foster homes has been deemed a crisis, and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW) has struggled with placement since October 2021. Idaho has around 1,700 children in foster care each month.
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The IDHW has more children in the system than it can place with families.
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Former foster youth account for roughly 50% of our homeless population and 80% of human trafficking victims.
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80% of foster youth suffer from PTSD and depression.
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90% of youth with five or more placements enter the criminal justice system.
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50% of all licensed foster homes quit after their first placement, leading to increased instability for foster youth.
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Help build a community that isn't afraid to walk toward brokenness instead of away from it. Village of Hope offers tangible ways you can support foster children and those caring for them.
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Not everyone is called to care for a child in their home, but
EVERYONE CAN DO SOMETHING.
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Help build a community that isn't afraid to walk toward brokenness instead of away from it. of Hope offers tangible ways you can support children and those caring for them.
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Not everyone is called to care for a child in their home, but
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