The numbers of children in foster care are alarming:
60 Sheridan County
1,100 Wyoming 440,000 Nationwide
Numbers are numbers. You may see those digits and just go on with your day without giving it a second thought. I hope you don't. I challenge you to think the numbers as individual children with names, hopes, and dreams. They are kids just like yours and mine. These kids have parents too. Once you hear their stories, you'll stop thinking of them as simply a statistic.
Why do kids come into care into foster care in Wyoming? The biggest reasons are neglect, drug and alcohol abuse, and physical or sexual abuse.
The average age of a child in foster care is 8 years old. Most children spend a little over a year in foster care and more than half are reunited with their parents. Another quarter of the children will be adopted. Sadly, some will age out of foster care.
Why do kids come into care into foster care in Wyoming? The biggest reasons are neglect, drug and alcohol abuse, and physical or sexual abuse.
The average age of a child in foster care is 8 years old. Most children spend a little over a year in foster care and more than half are reunited with their parents. Another quarter of the children will be adopted. Sadly, some will age out of foster care.
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