Debunking myths about foster care adoption

According to the 2022 Adoption and Foster Care Attitudes Survey, 75% of U.S. adults surveyed said that society should be doing more to encourage foster care adoption. We agree! You can do your part by helping to debunk the myths and misperceptions surrounding foster care adoption, including:?

Myth: Foster care adoption is expensive.

Truth: Foster care adoption typically averages $0 to $1,500, and financial support is available

Myth: Children end up in foster care because they are juvenile delinquents.?

Truth: Children are placed in foster care, through no fault of their own, because of abuse or neglect.?

Myth: Adoptive parents need to be under 50 years old.?

Truth: There is no ideal age to adopt a child. Almost 25% of adopted children live with a parent who is 55 years or older

Our founder, Dave Thomas, always said, “These children are not someone else’s responsibility. They are our responsibility.” You can help make sure these children do not wait any longer for the forever families they deserve. Read more foster care adoption myths.

A simple conversation that helps spread the truth could be all it takes to change the life of a child waiting in foster care. Thank you for your support!

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