*May is National Foster Care Month.
*Nationwide there are over 500,000 children in foster care?
*Nationwide, approximately 70% of children in foster care are able to return to parents or other relatives.
*Nationwide, approximately half of the children in foster care are over 10 years old
* There are nearly 11,000 in foster care in North Carolina.
*Approximately 46% of children in the custody of a Department of Social Services in North Carolina are placed in licensed foster homes.
* There were over 1600 children adopted from the foster care system in North Carolina in 2008.
*There are over 350 children in custody of New Hanover County Department of Social Services (statistic from September 2009).
* During Fiscal Year 2007-2008, the Department served as custodian for 636 children.
*Approximately half of the children in the custody of New Hanover County Department of Social Services are placed in licensed foster homes.
* In FY 2007/2008, the New Hanover County Department of Social Services received 3,234 child abuse/neglect reports. Of those reports received 2,288 were accepted for investigation.
* In FY 2007/2008, 72 children were adopted from foster care in New Hanover County. In FY 2008/2009, 49 children were adopted from foster care in New Hanover County.
Contact us at (910) 798-3545 or jsteinbeck@nhcgov.com for more information