Courts & Laws
oversees all legal issues related to families, including marriage, divorce, foster care, and adoption. All formal decisions regarding a child’s placement in foster care and goals which must be met for reunification are made in family court by a judge.
Family Court
GAL
guardian ad litem
Number of children in foster care? (approx)
In 2023, there were over 390,000 children in foster care, but the number fluctuates over time. In 2018, the number was as high as 437,000.
is a Transracial Adoptee who was adopted from the Michigan State foster care system at the age of 9. He has a social media platform that is focused on providing accessible, diverse, and ethical adoption and foster care education.
Karlos Dillard
This Nutty Professor entered foster care at age eight with his brother after his father's death and his mother's hospitalization
Eddie Murphy
a national association in the United States that supports and promotes court-appointed advocates for abused or neglected children.
Casa
CASA
Court Appointed Special Advocate
What is the percentage of children in foster care by gender?
The genders of children in foster care are almost evenly split, with 51% being boys and 49% being girls.
started the orphan train movement in 1853 with the founding of the Children's Aid Society. Brace was inspired by European "placing out" programs and was appalled by the poverty and homelessness he saw in New York City.
Charles Loring Brace
This Olympic gymnast was placed in foster care as a child because her mother struggled with addiction and couldn't provide a stable home
Simone Biles
is a government agency tasked with supporting communities and families Services include the child abuse hotline, foster care, and adoption.
Child Protective Services (CPS)
ICPC
Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
Length of stay in foster care? (Approx)
On average, children spend 12 to 20 months in foster care, but some may spend more than 5 years.
was an American social worker and child trafficker who operated the Tennessee Children's Home Society, an unlicensed adoption agency in Memphis, Tennessee. Tann used the home as a front for her black market baby adoption scheme from the 1920s to 1950.
Georgia Tann
This cellphone legend's biological parents were unmarried when his mother became pregnant, and her parents initially wouldn't allow her to marry his father, a Muslim immigrant from Syria
Steve Jobs
a type of legal proceeding where a judge decides whether a child who has been removed from their home due to suspected abuse or neglect should remain in protective care
Shelter Hearing
ICWA
Indian Child Welfare Act, which calls for American Indian/Alaska Native children in foster care to remain connected to their culture, tribe, and extended family
DAILY DOUBLE
REHOMING
Was the last child stolen by Georgia Tann, he became a famous wrestler
Ric Flair
This famous Blond foster youth said this, "I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it."
Marilyn Monroe
DAILY DOUBLE
CHEST FEEDING
CW/SW:
Case worker/ Social worker
How many foster youth go missing every year (Approx)
34,000
This president proposed a foster care program, along with other ideas to improve the lives of children and families. These proposals included the creation of the Children's Bureau, regular state inspections of foster care homes, and education and medical care for children in foster care.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
this Believe singer's birth parents divorced before she was born, and she lived with her mother until she was two. She then entered foster care because her mother's illness made it impossible for her to care for Cher
CHER