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my husband and i have been trying without any luck to have a baby for
the last four years and recently (over the past year) have lunged into
the IVF whirlpool! We have tried 3 times, twice with no luck and once
with a positive pregnancy test, only to miscarry 2 months later. we
have a paypal account, and would love if you could help with any
amount to get us on to our final try - if you go to www.paypal.com,
and click on "send money", it will prompt you to open an account,
please do so. The payments can be sent to - We
are patients at CIRM in Orlando - no matter the amount, you will have
given toward an unanswered prayer. Thank you for your help.
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OH sure, I'm going to dip into my deep pockets to help you make a kid when
there are THOUSANDS in need of adoption right now in the United
States..........
Maybe your god doesn't think you are fit to be a parent and that's why you
can't get knocked up..............
BUT FYI, here's the facts on adoption.....
Here are some statistics on foster care and adoptions.
What were the ages of the children in foster care?
Mean Yrs 10.1
Median Yrs 10.6
Under 1 Yr 4% 22,957
1 - 5 Yrs 24% 130,857
6 - 10 Yrs 24% 127,711
11 - 15 Yrs 30% 160,419
16 -18 Yrs 17% 89,632
19 or more Yrs 2% 10,424
What were the placement settings of children in foster care?
Pre-Adoptive Home 4% 20,289
Foster Family Home (Relative) 24% 130,869
Foster Family Home (Non-Relative) 48% 260,384
Group Home 8% 43,084
Institution 10% 56,509
Supervised Independent Living 1% 5,068
Runaway 2% 9,112
Trial Home Visit 3% 16,685
What were the lengths of stay in foster care?
Mean Months 33
Median Months 19
Less than 1 Month 4% 22,512
1 - 5 Months 17% 91,533
6 - 11 Months 15% 82,935
12 - 17 Months 11% 60,915
18 - 23 Months 9% 46,144
24 - 29 Months 7% 38,340
30 - 35 Months 5% 29,233
3 - 4 Yrs 15% 79,171
5 Yrs or More 17% 91,217
What were the case goals of the children in foster care?
Reunify with Parent(s) or Principal Caretaker(s) 44% 241,051
Live with Other Relative(s) 5% 26,555
Adoption 22% 116,653
Long Term Foster Care 8% 45,792
Emancipation 6% 32,309
Guardianship 3% 17,624
Case Plan Goal Not Yet Established 11% 62,014
What was the race/ethnicity of the children in foster care?
AI/AN Non-Hispanic 2% 10,106
Asian Non-Hispanic 1% 3,649
Black Non-Hispanic 38% 204,973
Hawaiian/PI Non-Hispanic 0% 1,551
Hispanic 17% 89,785
White Non-Hispanic 37% 203,222
UnKnown/Unable to Determine 3% 17,235
Two or More Races Non-Hispanic 2% 11,479
What was the gender of the children in foster care?
Male 52% 283,854
Female 48% 258,146
How many children entered foster care during FY 2001? 290,000
How many children exited foster care during FY 2001? 263,000
What were the lengths of stay of the children who exited foster care during FY
2001?Mean Months 22.1
Median Months 11.8
Less than 1 Month 19% 50,300
1 - 5 Months 17% 44,969
6 - 11 Months 14% 37,707
12 - 17 Months 11% 29,270
18 - 23 Months 8% 20,833
24 - 29 Months 6% 15,234
30 - 35 Months 5% 12,146
3 - 4 Yrs 11% 28,604
5 Yrs or More 9% 23,936
How many children were adopted from the public foster care system in FY 2001?
50,000
How old were the children when they were adopted from the public foster care
system?
Mean Yrs 6.9
Median Yrs 6.3
Less than 1 Yr 2% 993
1-5 Yrs 46% 22,942
6-10 Yrs 34% 16,759
11-15 Yrs 16% 8,075
16-18 Yrs 2% 1,181
19 or more Yrs 0% 51
How many months did it take after termination of parental rights for the
children to be adopted?Mean Months 16
Median Months 12
Less than 1 Month 3% 1,749
1-5 Months 17% 8,683
6-11 Months 28% 13,845
12-17 Months 20% 9,954
18-23 Months 12% 6,153
24-29 Months 7% 3,722
30-35 Months 4% 2,027
3-4 Yrs 6% 2,922
5 or more Yrs 2% 945
What was the relationship of the adoptive parents to the child prior to the
adoption?
Non-Relative 17% 8,699
Foster Parent 59% 29,501
Step-Parent 0% 131
Other Relative 23% 11,670
What is the family structure of the child's adoptive family?
Married Couple 67% 33,251
Unmarried Couple 1% 664
Single Female 30% 14,975
Single Male 2% 1,110
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and
Families,
Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children's Bureau,
www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb.
Preliminary Estimates for FY 2001 as of March 2003 (8)
I’m going to highlight two specific issues out of these statisics:
What were the case goals of the children in foster care?
Reunify with Parent(s) or Principal Caretaker(s) 44% 241,051
Live with Other Relative(s) 5% 26,555
Adoption 22% 116,653
Long Term Foster Care 8% 45,792
Emancipation 6% 32,309
Guardianship 3% 17,624
Case Plan Goal Not Yet Established 11% 62,014
Okay ... that part is noted, because this next part is of vital importance.
How many children were adopted from the public foster care system in FY
2001? 50,000
This still leaves a deficit of 66,653 adoptable children who were not homed.
It also does not take into account that those "case plan goal not yet
established" kids, who constitute another 62,014 per these sae statistics, may
also be included in that number.
Now, just look at that deficit. More than 60,000 children available for
adoption, and potentially even more when you take into account the number of
children for whom care plans have not yet been finalized. Why aren't these
loving couples adopting any of these kids? The same statistics stated that
approximately 50% of these kids were ages 1-10 years of age. Yet, there is a
7-month waiting list for a white male infant, and people are flying overseas to
buy trendy little Chinese girl babies. If there are so many people eager to
adopt children, why aren't they adopting any of these kids?
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