- 400,000 kids are in US foster care, 100,000 of them waiting for adoptive families.
- Average age of kids in care is 8.9 years old.
- Average time spent in foster care is 21.8 months.
- More than 30,000 kids have spent more than 5 years in foster care.
- Total orphans worldwide: 153 million. (Source: U.S. Government “5th Annual Report to Congress on Public Law 109-95” and affirmed by UNICEF)
- See the number of kids in your state here.
- More than 103,000 benevolent post-adoption resources provided to families.
- Impact stats:
- 26 events in 18 states
- More than 13,000 event attendees
- More than 3,000 families initiating the process of adoption through Wait No More
- Approximately 250 different private and government agencies and ministries supporting families through the process
- More than 4,600 families have received post-adoption conference scholarships
Foster Care
The Cost of Disruption in Foster Care
There are close to 340,000 children in the U.S. foster system. Foster care doesn’t exist without loss—significant loss, confusion, and trauma—within moments of the very first separation. Yet, despite the
July 31, 2025
