The long-term effects of children growing up without a loving and stable family are tragic:

Youth in foster care are twice as likely to develop Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder than a war veteran that has experienced active combat.


According to a 2013 study, more than half of child sex trafficking victims recovered domestically are youth from foster care.


1 out of 3 youth will become homeless after aging out of the foster care system.


1 out of 2 youth who age out of the foster care system will develop a substance dependence.


Youth in foster care are twice as likely to develop Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder than a war veteran that has experienced active combat.


According to a 2013 study, more than half of child sex trafficking victims recovered domestically are youth from foster care.


1 out of 3 youth will become homeless after aging out of the foster care system.


1 out of 2 youth who age out of the foster care system will develop a substance dependence.