Adoption from Foster Care Campaign Background
There are nearly 109,000 youth under the age of 18 in the U.S. foster care system currently awaiting adoption, but 15- to -17-year-olds represent only 6% of those adopted in FY 2022. This campaign spotlights the need to find permanent families for teens, who have lower overall adoption rates and often wait longer to be adopted than younger children. Inspired by real family moments, the PSAs highlight the heartwarming, fulfilling moments that adoptive parents can share with their teens. The PSAs feature the tagline, “You can’t imagine the reward,” reassuring prospective parents that adopting a teen can also help parents grow in new and life-changing ways.
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Campaign Fact Sheet
One-page fact sheet includes background information and historical context for the Adoption from Foster Care campaign.
Campaign Talking Points (English)
Review this document to familiarize yourself with key facts, statistics, and information about both the issue and the campaign.
Campaign Talking Points (Spanish)
Review this document to familiarize yourself with key facts, statistics, and information about both the issue and the campaign.
Characteristics Analysis
Going Beyond Recruitment (for Sibling Groups)
Going Beyond Recruitment (for Siblings)
Talking with Older Youth About Adoption
Report detailing the demographic breakdown of children and youth 11 to 17 years old photolisted on the AdoptUSKids website.
Document providing valuable tools and information to aid in the recruitment of prospective adoptive families for older sibling group youth in the foster care system.
Document providing valuable tools and information to aid in the recruitment of prospective adoptive families for older siblings in the foster care system.
Tip sheet providing framework for how to talk with older youth about permanency, and offering tangible tips and suggestions on ways to make these conversations more effective and meaningful
CONTACT
Have a question? For more information email Melissa Otero, AdoptUSKids National Campaign Director, at motero@adoptuskids.org.