Foster Care in Arkansas

More than 900 children are in foster care in Area two

50% of children in foster care in Arkansas must be placed outside their home county because there are not enough foster homes available to care for children in their home county.

Sibling groups, teens, and children with special medical needs are the most difficult to place – either in a foster home or an adoptive home

Facts pulled from http://thecallinarkansas.org/foster-adoption-facts/

Foster Care in Arkansas

500 children are available for adoption in Arkansas and waiting for a forever family

The average age of a child waiting to be adopted in Arkansas is 8 years old.

Every year about 250 teens between 18 and 21 “age out” of the foster care system without a permanent family connection.

Foster Care in Arkansas

Information pulled from http://childrensemergencyshelter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ARC-SFY-2013-FINAL-DHS-Report-Card.pdf

Foster Care in Arkansas

Information pulled from http://childrensemergencyshelter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ARC-SFY-2013-FINAL-DHS-Report-Card.pdf

Foster Care in Arkansas

Images taken from Arkansas Heart Gallery https://dhs.arkansas.gov/dcfs/heartgallery/search.htm