Our debates frequently get heated and opinions run strong. However, my attempt here is not to create another debate, but to shed some light on a growing problem within the United States, the growing problem of unwanted children, and challenge all of you to take constructive action and do your part to help reduce the number of children without homes.
There are a number or reasons why a child enters the foster care system, and unfortunately, the end result is usually that the child is not wanted by the parents and/or the extended family.
Being largely unwanted, many of these children have problems resulting from drug and alcohol use by their mothers and/or emotional problems as a result of abuse. Few and far between are the children of concerned mothers that receive adequate care and behave in such a manner whereas the fetus is the primary concern.
The foster care system is in crisis, the system is overrun with new cases and under-staffed and under-funded and cannot keep up with the pace of the many unwanted children.
This is where all of you can help and I am willing to assist in any way possible. If you need contact information as you add to your family, I will provide whatever information you need. I can also contact representatives in your state and have them contact you directly if you would like. If you would like me to get you the best contact information for your area, I will only need your city/township and state.
Please ask yourself who is going to do this if you don’t.
Thank you for your time.
National Adoption Directory Search http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/general/nad/index.cfm
Number of children in foster care map http://pewfostercare.org/research/docs/FosterCareMap.pdf
Number of children in foster care data
http://pewfostercare.org/research/docs/Data051204.pdf
"Youth Who Age Out of Foster Care: Troubled Lives, Troubling Prospects" Child Trends Research Brief December 2002 http://www.ncpc.org/ncpc/ncpc?pg=2088-6820
Baby with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
This is Everybody’s Baby!
Medical costs $ 1,496,000
Psychiatric care 530,000
Foster care costs 354,000
Orthodontia 12,000
Respite care 6,000
Special education 240,000
Supported employment 624,000
SSI 360,000
Residential placement 1,376,000
Total: $ 4,998,000
Lifetime costs for one child: $5 million*
Who pays for the effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol? Everybody does!
http://www.come-over.to/FAS/WhoseBabyIsThis.htm
AdoptUSkids
http://www.adopt.org/more_waiting_children.html
CASA Court Appointed Special Advocates
http://www.nationalcasa.org/
There are a number or reasons why a child enters the foster care system, and unfortunately, the end result is usually that the child is not wanted by the parents and/or the extended family.
Being largely unwanted, many of these children have problems resulting from drug and alcohol use by their mothers and/or emotional problems as a result of abuse. Few and far between are the children of concerned mothers that receive adequate care and behave in such a manner whereas the fetus is the primary concern.
The foster care system is in crisis, the system is overrun with new cases and under-staffed and under-funded and cannot keep up with the pace of the many unwanted children.
This is where all of you can help and I am willing to assist in any way possible. If you need contact information as you add to your family, I will provide whatever information you need. I can also contact representatives in your state and have them contact you directly if you would like. If you would like me to get you the best contact information for your area, I will only need your city/township and state.
Please ask yourself who is going to do this if you don’t.
Thank you for your time.
National Adoption Directory Search http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/general/nad/index.cfm
Number of children in foster care map http://pewfostercare.org/research/docs/FosterCareMap.pdf
Number of children in foster care data
http://pewfostercare.org/research/docs/Data051204.pdf
"Youth Who Age Out of Foster Care: Troubled Lives, Troubling Prospects" Child Trends Research Brief December 2002 http://www.ncpc.org/ncpc/ncpc?pg=2088-6820
Baby with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
This is Everybody’s Baby!
Medical costs $ 1,496,000
Psychiatric care 530,000
Foster care costs 354,000
Orthodontia 12,000
Respite care 6,000
Special education 240,000
Supported employment 624,000
SSI 360,000
Residential placement 1,376,000
Total: $ 4,998,000
Lifetime costs for one child: $5 million*
Who pays for the effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol? Everybody does!
http://www.come-over.to/FAS/WhoseBabyIsThis.htm
AdoptUSkids
http://www.adopt.org/more_waiting_children.html
CASA Court Appointed Special Advocates
http://www.nationalcasa.org/
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