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Some private orphanages still exist in the United States apart from governmental child protective services processes. [147] [148] Following World War II, most orphanages in the U.S. began closing or converting to boarding schools or different kinds of group homes. Also, the term "children's home" became more common for those still existing.
Pages in category "Orphanages in the United States" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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]
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The nature of orphanages means that they often fail to provide the individual sustained attention and stimulation a child would get from growing up within a family. In many cases the children living in them are at risk of harm. [37] There are also many reports of orphanages being abusive [33] [38] or having very high death rates. [39]
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In 1869 they established The New York Foundling, an orphanage for abandoned children, [10] and in 1880 opened St. Ann's Hospital to provide medical treatment for unmarried mothers. [11] In 1854 the New York Children's Aid Society began sending orphans and neglected children to live outside the city. The majority were sent to the West and Midwest.