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Pro-transracial adoption advocates argue that there are more white families seeking to adopt than there are minority families; conversely, there are more minority children available for adoption. For example, in 2009, 41% of children available for adoption were African American, 40% were white children, and 15% were Hispanic children. [ 28 ]
In 2020, the United States Census Bureau determined that same-sex couples (3.1%) are three times more likely to have adopted children than opposite-sex couples (1.1%). Data from 2019 revealed that 43.3% of same-sex couples’ children were adopted and/or stepchildren.
In 2020, there were 407,493 children in foster care in the United States. [14] 45% were in non-relative foster homes, 34% were in relative foster homes, 6% in institutions, 4% in group homes, 4% on trial home visits (where the child returns home while under state supervision), 4% in pre-adoptive homes, 1% had run away, and 2% in supervised independent living. [14]
A 2023 State Department report showed that there were only 1,275 intercountry adoptions, ... the State Department needs to also actively encourage inter-country adoption on behalf of the many ...
There is no accurate data on how many adoptions break down. The charity Adoption UK has said it varies between 3% and 9%. Woman wins six-figure payout after adoption broke down
Michigan Humane's Pepper said they might use some of the children's photos on social media as well as on the cards to create additional awareness and spur adoption, after all, they have about 350 ...
On National Adoption Day courts and communities in the United States come together to finalize thousands of adoption of children from foster care. More than 300 events are held each year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving in November, in all 50 US states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to finalize the adoptions of children in foster ...
Ten of the dogs ended up in Michigan for adoption. The dogs were suffering fallout from the Israel-Hamas war, raging on the other side of Israel since Oct. 7 when Hamas attacked Israel, killing ...