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The chart below shows the official number of children in your state’s foster care system waiting for adoptive families. The numbers in the chart reflect the numbers reported by states to the federal government. The number of waiting children in the chart is generally higher than the actual number because many of the kids identified in the numbers have already been placed in pre-adoptive homes and are awaiting finalization. Others are placed with relatives or in permanent guardianship. The powerful point illustrated in the chart below is this: with the number of churches in the U.S., why should we have any waiting children in U.S. foster care?
To view pictures of some of the waiting children and youth, please visit the Heart Gallery of America web site.
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State
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Children Waiting FY 2010*
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Churches*
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Alabama
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1,271
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10,760
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Alaska
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678
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1,050
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Arizona
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2,673
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3,771
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Arkansas
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876
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6,343
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California
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13,396
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22,798
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Colorado
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1,246
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3,813
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Connecticut
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1,245
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2,909
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Delaware
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253
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1,009
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District of Columbia
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419
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825
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Florida
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5,011
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16,805
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Georgia
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1,690
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14,380
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Hawaii
|
322
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1,163
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Idaho
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389
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1,776
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Illinois
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2,944
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13,097
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Indiana
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3,192
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9,204
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Iowa
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1,068
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4,766
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Kansas
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1,825
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4,615
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Kentucky
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1,951
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6,859
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Louisiana
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1,091
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7,983
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Maine
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575
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1,539
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Maryland
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883
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5,816
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Massachusetts
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2,758
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4,039
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Michigan
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5,236
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11,169
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Minnesota
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1,073
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5,628
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Mississippi
|
843
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7,718
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Missouri
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1,952
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8,973
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Montana
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495
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1,518
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Nebraska
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768
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2,595
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Nevada
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2,093
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1,248
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New Hampshire
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227
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1,033
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New Jersey
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2,457
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6,713
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New Mexico
|
777
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1,796
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New York
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6,603
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14,767
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North Carolina
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2,427
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17,625
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North Dakota
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227
|
1,252
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Ohio
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3,011
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14,657
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Oklahoma
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2,872
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6,737
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Oregon
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1,827
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3,646
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Pennsylvania
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2,522
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15,539
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Rhode Island
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310
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703
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South Carolina
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1,681
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9,479
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South Dakota
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418
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1,368
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Tennessee
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1,645
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11,179
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Texas
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13,111
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27,505
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Utah
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553
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2,582
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Vermont
|
180
|
692
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Virginia
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1,480
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10,952
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Washington
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3,089
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5,393
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West Virginia
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1,231
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3,432
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Wisconsin
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1,159
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6,045
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Wyoming
|
85
|
803
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Puerto Rico
|
903
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| Total |
107,011
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348,067
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/stats_research/afcars/waiting2010.pdf
http://list.infousa.com/acl.htm
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