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.