•  There are over 400,000 children in the foster care system in the United States.

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• ​ Some children in foster care will experience as many as eight or more placements.

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• ​ 50% of youth that age out of foster care will become homeless within the first four years. ​

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• Up to 80% of children in foster care struggle with a mental health condition. ​

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• 50% of licensed foster parents leave foster care after their first placement​.