IN LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES:
0
children are in foster care in the United States
0
of those children reside in Southern California
0%
of California children live in poverty
0
of these children are awaiting adoptive families
- Victims of child abuse are 42% more likely to be abused and neglected again.
- Nearly half of all children in foster care have learning disabilities or delays.
- Only 58% of young people in foster care graduate from high school.
- Only 3% graduate from college.
- By 11th grade, only 20% of students in foster care are proficient in English.
- Only 5% are proficient in math.
TRANSITIONAL YOUTH:
Half of all young adults who age out of foster care end up homeless or incarcerated.
- 50% of young men aging out of foster care have become fathers, compared to 19% of their peers who were not in foster care.
- Teen girls in foster care are 2.5 times more likely to become pregnant by age 19.
- 75% of young women in foster care report at least one pregnancy by age 21, compared to only 33% of their peers who are not in foster care.
* Statistics from Alliance for Children’s Rights *
Bithiah’s Family Services is a 501(c)(3) community based non-profit established in 2014. We provide wraparound services to infants, children and teens experiencing foster care, youth aging out of foster care, children at risk of removal due to abuse and neglect, and all caretakers of vulnerable children. Through our trauma informed trainings, support groups, tangible necessities, mental health services and crisis housing, Bithiah’s is committed to caring for vulnerable children and teens.
We are a safe and inclusive space for all
