Finding Permanence for Kids: NCFA Recommendations for Immediate Improvement to the Foster Care System

September 9, 2009 In 2006, there were 510,000 children in foster care. Almost three hundred thousand children exited foster care, with nine percent being emancipated. It is important to note that the number of children being emancipated of the system each year has increased steadily, reaching a record in 2006. Children's advocates, foster care alumni, policy makers, and other stakeholders are all calling for reform of the current foster care system. The research is clear that remaining in foster care is not good for kids. Research finds that children in foster care are at high risk of poor . . .