There are approximately 424,000 currently in the foster care system currently. And each year, an additional 250,000 are placed into the foster system.Younger children typically are adopted into the system or fostered out much faster than teenagers.
Unfortunately, many people assume they are going to be more challenging, which in turn causes many teenagers to be stuck without a home.
Some children placed into foster care only remain in it for a short time, but others will be stuck in it until they have aged out of the system.
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